A bigger part of all of this is the people who manage many Only Fans performers. I did not know this was a thing until I came across this watching a few podcasts. Then more and more and more I realized this management industry was quite big. And it makes sense, the performers are performers and not really business oriented for the most part.
So its a vacuum that was waiting to be filled. Then again, is it really any different from managers for actors, musicians, artists and other "normal" industries? I remember my father who was an artist had a few gallery owners who managed his sales, showings, personal commissions and other artist activities. Now that I think about it decades later, its remarkably like pimping. Not just that Basically pimping out girls, but digitally.
I would distinguish between human trafficking which is illegal, and simply hiring people for work which is perfectly legal and normal. As a person living in a very poor country, we look upon this as safer than immigrating to work as a maid for a rich family in Dubai. Yes, it absolutely happens and should be stopped when found, but at the same time, there are people doing this work of their own volition and actually enjoy it.
And the way to stop the trafficking is to make the industry legal, and regulated and the workers in it given protection like pretty much any other worker - OHSA style.
When you make a demand illegal, it doesn't stop that demand, but instead a black market and exploitation happens around it. Making it legal will stop the crimes, make it possible for the police to patrol and arrest people doing the wrong thing, and provide a way for those exploited to seek help without themselves being exposed to another type of danger.
