Polina Bachlakova
@pbachlakova.bsky.social
Freelance investigative journalist based in Copenhagen. Board member at Bedside Productions. I mostly write about feminist issues, workers’ rights and borders. Email: [email protected].
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November 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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I worked on this investigation together with my colleagues Mayya Chernobylskaya, @vaniamaiapress.bsky.social , @apolenarychlikova.bsky.social and @kristinabohmer.bsky.social.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I worked on this investigation together with my colleagues Mayya Chernobylskaya, @vaniamaiapress.bsky.social , @apolenarychlikova.bsky.social and @kristinabohmer.bsky.social.
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Up against a platform and police who seem to view abuse as inevitable, OnlyFans creators are fighting back against online harassers who gamify stealing and distributing their copyrighted material.
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“I blame our culture for being so flippant with people’s privacy — but I blame OnlyFans for letting it happen,” says Madelaine Thomas, founder of anti-theft software @imageangel.bsky.social . She created Image Angel to "act as a deterrent" — so that people cannot steal content without repercussions.
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“I blame our culture for being so flippant with people’s privacy — but I blame OnlyFans for letting it happen,” says Madelaine Thomas, founder of anti-theft software @imageangel.bsky.social . She created Image Angel to "act as a deterrent" — so that people cannot steal content without repercussions.
Law enforcement rarely helps creators who have their content stolen. As for OnlyFans: given the long-standing pervasiveness of image-based sexual abuse on the platform, a growing chorus of voices is asking two questions — could they be doing more to combat it? And if yes, why aren't they?
September 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Law enforcement rarely helps creators who have their content stolen. As for OnlyFans: given the long-standing pervasiveness of image-based sexual abuse on the platform, a growing chorus of voices is asking two questions — could they be doing more to combat it? And if yes, why aren't they?
“Misogyny is a big part of this,” says Dilara Bilgisel, a sales manager at an agency helping creators whose content has been stolen. “So much of the leaked content comes from personal vendettas. These people follow the model, don’t get the attention they want and steal the content aggressively."
September 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
“Misogyny is a big part of this,” says Dilara Bilgisel, a sales manager at an agency helping creators whose content has been stolen. “So much of the leaked content comes from personal vendettas. These people follow the model, don’t get the attention they want and steal the content aggressively."
And in Czechia, several young men would often share the photos they stole alongside hateful and demeaning commentary. “They wrote that it’s like going to the store, buying two loaves of bread, and giving one to a friend,” says Lizzie, a model targeted by the leakers.
September 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
And in Czechia, several young men would often share the photos they stole alongside hateful and demeaning commentary. “They wrote that it’s like going to the store, buying two loaves of bread, and giving one to a friend,” says Lizzie, a model targeted by the leakers.
For example, German creator Chupz was doxxed. She suspects it's because someone outed her neighbourhood on a website devoted to sharing non-consensually obtained intimate images, including her photos and videos.
September 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
For example, German creator Chupz was doxxed. She suspects it's because someone outed her neighbourhood on a website devoted to sharing non-consensually obtained intimate images, including her photos and videos.
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June 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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June 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Europe’s onlyfans performers can’t get justice
The EU considers theft of explicit images to be image-based sexual abuse. But sex workers still can't get justice.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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As long as OnlyFans creators are excluded from the protections they're entitled to, they have to shoulder the consequences of rampant content theft — like severe anxiety, loss of income and unrestrained violations to their bodily autonomy.
May 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
As long as OnlyFans creators are excluded from the protections they're entitled to, they have to shoulder the consequences of rampant content theft — like severe anxiety, loss of income and unrestrained violations to their bodily autonomy.
On paper, OnlyFans content theft should be taken just as seriously as when someone’s boyfriend or girlfriend shares their photos without their consent. But in reality, that’s not what happens. In this article, we tried to find out why.
May 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
On paper, OnlyFans content theft should be taken just as seriously as when someone’s boyfriend or girlfriend shares their photos without their consent. But in reality, that’s not what happens. In this article, we tried to find out why.
For OnlyFans content creators, having their photos and videos stolen and spread across the internet is something that happens on a near-daily basis. This isn't only a workplace hazard: according to lawyers, it's image-based sexual abuse — which is illegal across the EU.
May 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
For OnlyFans content creators, having their photos and videos stolen and spread across the internet is something that happens on a near-daily basis. This isn't only a workplace hazard: according to lawyers, it's image-based sexual abuse — which is illegal across the EU.
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April 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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We discovered how these men 'teach' others to get in on the business model; exploit legal loopholes to get away with their illegal activity; and operate with arrogance — sure that no one will care enough to stop them, even if they earn money from sexual violence. (Illustration: Pauline Cremer)
April 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We discovered how these men 'teach' others to get in on the business model; exploit legal loopholes to get away with their illegal activity; and operate with arrogance — sure that no one will care enough to stop them, even if they earn money from sexual violence. (Illustration: Pauline Cremer)
Since last fall, we've been using undercover work, OSINT techniques and interviews to investigate one group that runs a business selling everything from stolen Onlyfans videos to child sex abuse material. (Illustration by Pauline Cremer)
April 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Since last fall, we've been using undercover work, OSINT techniques and interviews to investigate one group that runs a business selling everything from stolen Onlyfans videos to child sex abuse material. (Illustration by Pauline Cremer)
Since October, I've been working on a cross-border investigation funded by @journalismfund.bsky.social . 'From OnlyFans to OnlyScams' focuses on the winners and losers in the online sex work revolution, like content creators and the people trying to exploit them.
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March 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Since October, I've been working on a cross-border investigation funded by @journalismfund.bsky.social . 'From OnlyFans to OnlyScams' focuses on the winners and losers in the online sex work revolution, like content creators and the people trying to exploit them.
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In the EU alone, 25% of people suffering from addiction are women. Yet worldwide, most harm reduction projects cater to men — leaving women who use drugs left behind. For INN Magazine, I wrote about organisations from Barcelona and Vancouver doing harm reduction the feminist way.
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March 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
In the EU alone, 25% of people suffering from addiction are women. Yet worldwide, most harm reduction projects cater to men — leaving women who use drugs left behind. For INN Magazine, I wrote about organisations from Barcelona and Vancouver doing harm reduction the feminist way.
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As climate change sizzles grapes in the south, vineyards are thriving in Scandinavia. What do this mean for Europe's culture around wine? @journalismfund.bsky.social and IJ4EU funded myself and two colleagues to investigate these questions. Read my article in @revolvemedia.bsky.social below:
Can Scandinavian Wine Thrive Amid Climate Change? | REVOLVE
As Sweden and Denmark innovate wine to withstand climate change, they also alter its cultural fundamentals – for better or worse. There’s an old legend in S ...
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March 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
As climate change sizzles grapes in the south, vineyards are thriving in Scandinavia. What do this mean for Europe's culture around wine? @journalismfund.bsky.social and IJ4EU funded myself and two colleagues to investigate these questions. Read my article in @revolvemedia.bsky.social below: