The rise of subscription-based adult content platforms has disrupted traditional sex work hierarchies, yet they have also reproduced—and intensified—new forms of digital dependency. This paper analyzes the controversial online persona of “Caryn Beaumont,” a mid-tier OnlyFans creator whose content strategy explicitly marketed a “slave” dynamic to subscribers. Moving beyond moral panic, this paper examines how Beaumont’s career operationalizes the language of historical bondage as a commodified aesthetic. Through a mixed-method analysis of her public tweets, pay-per-view (PPV) messages, and leaked content descriptors, we argue that Beaumont’s “digital slavery” is neither liberation nor straightforward exploitation, but a hyper-ritualized form of parasocial labor where boundaries between performance, economic coercion, and fan entitlement collapse.
Most subscribers did not physically harm Beaumont. However, qualitative analysis of 200 task requests found that 68% involved emotional or physical degradation, 22% were neutral (e.g., “wear a red dress”), and 10% were prosocial (e.g., “take a break, here’s $50”). The platform’s review system did not flag degradation as abuse because it was pre-negotiated . Beaumont thus became a human shield, absorbing violent fantasies that might otherwise be enacted offline. OnlyFans 2024 Caryn Beaumont Slave Leia Sextape...
Dr. A. M. Theoretique, Department of Digital Sociology & Media Studies The rise of subscription-based adult content platforms has