Digitally Facilitated Sex Work: A Scoping Review Articulating Men's Labor Experiences.
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| Title: | Digitally Facilitated Sex Work: A Scoping Review Articulating Men's Labor Experiences. |
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| Authors: | Webber, Val, O'Shea, Brittany, Yurkovich, Claire, Oswald, Austin, Dietzel, Christopher, Feicht, Becky, Furlotte, Kirk, Holmes, Dave, Numer, Matthew |
| Source: | Journal of Sex Research. Feb2026, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p193-205. 13p. |
| Subjects: | Sex work, Work environment, Male sex workers |
| Abstract: | A multitude of factors shape the labor conditions of men engaged in digitally facilitated sex work. To examine these labor conditions, we conducted a scoping review of research conducted with men about their use of internet technologies to facilitate in-person sex work and/or provide sexual services online through digital platforms. We retrieved 72 papers and book chapters published between 1990 and 2024. We summarize some descriptive characteristics and organize the findings according to six working conditions: entry into sex work, advertising and marketing, screening and communications, pay, occupational health and safety, and resources and support. We found primarily qualitative studies examining a variety of sex work sectors and contexts, including a growing body of work about webcamming and porn production. Articles focused on motivations, the role of internet platforms in shaping sex worker practice and identities, marketing and safety strategies, and sexual and community health. Literature increasingly frames sex work in terms of labor and addresses the social, legal, technological, and structural forces that shape sex work conditions. By organizing the findings of existing studies according to labor outcomes and implications, this review aims to further support and facilitate the adoption of a workers' rights perspective within sex work research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | A multitude of factors shape the labor conditions of men engaged in digitally facilitated sex work. To examine these labor conditions, we conducted a scoping review of research conducted with men about their use of internet technologies to facilitate in-person sex work and/or provide sexual services online through digital platforms. We retrieved 72 papers and book chapters published between 1990 and 2024. We summarize some descriptive characteristics and organize the findings according to six working conditions: entry into sex work, advertising and marketing, screening and communications, pay, occupational health and safety, and resources and support. We found primarily qualitative studies examining a variety of sex work sectors and contexts, including a growing body of work about webcamming and porn production. Articles focused on motivations, the role of internet platforms in shaping sex worker practice and identities, marketing and safety strategies, and sexual and community health. Literature increasingly frames sex work in terms of labor and addresses the social, legal, technological, and structural forces that shape sex work conditions. By organizing the findings of existing studies according to labor outcomes and implications, this review aims to further support and facilitate the adoption of a workers' rights perspective within sex work research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00224499 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00224499.2025.2478576 |
