Irish teenagers are posting on OnlyFans as an ‘easy way’ to make money, a children’s charity has warned

According to the ISPCC, Childline receives 10 calls a year from under-18s using OnlyFans, but the number is likely higher

People would pay for fitness content from trainers, content from their favourite models and public figures, etc.

However, it quickly became popular platform for people to monetise explicit sexual content.

Fiona Jennings from ISPCC spoke on Newstalk Breakfast about the current issue:

"How they're presenting is, they might be annoyed with their parents [and] they don't have enough money themselves to buy whatever goods they're looking for.

"So they're telling us then they're seeing other ways that are perhaps easier to get the money that they're looking for, for these particular things".

Jennings says that part of ISPCC's role is to monitor 'emerging trends.'

"I suppose sometimes we're often the first people to hear about the different apps that children and young people are using."

While OnlyFans is strictly over-18s, Jennings says the age is a self-verification.

"It's basically tick the box to say that you're over the particular age.

"When we do see something that is 17+ already that's indicative that it'll be adult content...and it won't necessarily have the safeguard in place for children and young people."

OnlyFans said in response that 'nine pieces of identity information' must be provided to make an account.

"Anyone trying to circumvent our controls is removed and banned from the platform," their spokesperson said.

Jennings has encouraged parents to be aware of the app and discuss the dangers of such a site with their children.

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