Sweden Criminalizes Purchases of Custom Online Sexual Content Under Nordic Model
- On May 20, 2025, Sweden's parliament enacted a law criminalizing payments made to individuals in exchange for performing sexual acts through online platforms, including services like OnlyFans.
- The law extends Sweden's Nordic Model, which criminalizes buyers of sex but not sellers, to cover live, personalized digital sexual content.
- The legislation makes it illegal to pay individuals to engage in sexual activities on demand through remote means, while still permitting payment for viewing unsolicited prerecorded or live sexual content.
- Social Democrat MP Sanna Backeskog described the issue as "digitalized prostitution" with blurred lines between pornography and trafficking, while OnlyFans stated it complies with all laws.
- The law, effective July 1, 2025, may challenge sex workers’ livelihoods and police enforcement but aims to protect vulnerable individuals from exploitation online.
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Sweden, one of the countries with the strongest policies on equality and human rights, has just taken an unprecedented step in regulating online sexual content. The Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) recently passed a law banning the purchase of digital sexual content, which directly impacts platforms such as OnlyFans, webcam shows and paid sex chats.
OnlyFans users could be imprisoned in Sweden under digital sex work law
Sweden will soon ban paid, live-streamed or custom-made sexual content online. The law takes effect July 1, and could send violators to prison for up to one year. OnlyFans is an online subscription-based platform known for hosting sexually explicit content. While it’s a space for all kinds of creators, it’s most famous for allowing sex workers to earn money directly from subscribers. But in Sweden, that’s about to change. A new law targeting dig…
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