For example, Huldt is open about her mental health issues on the site and asks for a bit of love back on her bad days.
"I write on my wall like: 'Hey guys today I'm feeling a little bit sh--ty. I don't feel like myself and as you guys know, I suffer from [depression], and it's just a hard day today, so cheer me up.'"
"Some of them really brighten up my day," she said, describing some followers as genuine friends. "I have followers who I talked to a lot because they tend to text a lot, so I know them on a more personal level," she said.
It's for this reason, too, that the recent release of a massive several-terabyte folder of compiled explicit OnlyFans content was such a betrayal, she told Insider.
Her images, along with those of hundreds of others, had been brought together and circulated via anonymous distribution platforms such as Discord, as Insider reported at the time.
OnlyFans said that there had been no security breach on the site, meaning that it wasn't technically a leak or a hack.
The site does help with takedown notices when material is pirated onto sites like YouPorn or RedTube, which Huldt is used to chasing down regularly.
But this collection was shared via anonymous distribution platforms, in groups that often needed an invitation. It's unclear how the collection was put together, but Huldt doesn't believe any of her subscribers was directly involved.
The loss of income was one thing — Huldt estimated that the fileshare cost her at least $3,000 in revenue she would have otherwise made from the pirated material. But the personal impact was also serious.
"It was like someone broke into your house and went through your most intimate stuff," she said. "It's not fun. I felt really sick to my stomach.
"I think it's more the trust and I feel like my privacy was a bit violated. Money is money and it comes and goes. But having my private stuff out there like that is unsavory. I want my OnlyFans to be exclusive and special for my loyal fans, not for everyone."
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