OnlyFans surge on college campuses sparks new safety fears as experts warn of hidden dangers

A startling trend sweeping college campuses across the country is causing concern as students turn to untraditional ways to turn quick cash while in school. 

Shayna Loren, 21, is in her senior year as an advertising major at Boston University. When she was 18, Loren approached her parents with a business proposal – she wanted to start posting content on OnlyFans. 

OnlyFans – a website that allows adults to produce and monetize sexually explicit content – has become increasingly popular for college students looking to make a quick buck to cover tuition costs. 

“Once you reach a certain level, people realize that this is a job, and there is more of a boundary between work and their personal life,” Loren told Fox News Digital. 

Loren insists that less prominent creators looking to earn more money by blurring the line between professional and personal could ultimately put them at risk, marking a stark warning for parents who may have children considering the side hustle. 

“Some of the smaller creators that I’ve met will try to push the relationship in almost like a digital girlfriend kind of way,” Loren said.

“And that’s where the lines can get blurry with girls who have less of a following and less subscribers, because they want to milk it for all it’s worth. They want the most money, and so they want guys to be in love with them. And that’s where it starts to get scary, and people can become very attached.”