What does adult entertainment do in the time of social distancing?

Pornhub, which aggregates over 12 million videos, claims traffic has spiked an average of 15-20% daily since lockdowns

Devangshu Datta
Last Updated at June 26, 2020 21:49 IST

To a large extent, traction has been driven by porn for the new social media trends, though net traffic has risen all-round

The pandemic has led to significant changes in the social media landscape. Many content creators have moved onto platforms that allow for premium subscription models where they interact intimately with followers, and charge them directly. This could pose an interesting challenge for the advertisement-driven model that has propelled YouTube to the top of the social media heap.

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