New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- OnlyFans has changed the online adult industry, but many fans may not know they are often not chatting with real creators. Instead, underpaid workers, mostly from the Philippines, act as "chatters" and impersonate creators in private messages.

They flirt, sell content and push fans to spend more. It helps the platform earn record profits and pay billions to creators. Many sign NDAs and cannot speak about it. And, just like that, a booming, automated industry gets built on outsourced identity.

Chatters have told Rest of World that bosses now set higher sales targets, making shifts more stressful. Some agencies are testing AI to replace poor performers. Workers fear full automation.

For now, they say bots still miss...