'It can help pay an unexpected bill, like last month I had a bill from the council of £400 so without that I probably wouldn't have been able to pay that.'
The English Collective of Prostitutes say calls to their helpline from people telling them they are doing sex work to pay for increases in the cost of living went up by a third in June.
The content subscription service told Newsbeat it's paid out $8bn to more than two million creators since 2016.She also says people are being pushed toward making content which shows their face, voice or an identifying feature - something which makes them "more vulnerable to stalking, abuse and threats".
"It's directly linked to women's need for money because the more desperate you are, the more ready you are going to be to take these risks."
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