In 2020, Ellie Hazel, a college student, was featured on the "exploitedcollegegirls" website, which claimed to showcase "exploited" college girls. However, it was later revealed that Hazel was a victim of online sex trafficking, and her content was created and distributed without her consent. The website's operators were accused of exploiting Hazel and other women, profiting from their images and videos.
: Excogi is another platform or brand within the adult content sphere. The dynamics of such platforms often involve complex issues of consent, exploitation, and the commodification of the human body.
The rise of online platforms has led to an increase in the exploitation of individuals, particularly in the form of online sex trafficking. One such case that gained significant attention is the "exploitedcollegegirls" website, which featured Ellie Hazel, a college student who was exploited and trafficked online. This paper aims to explore the phenomenon of online exploitation, using the Ellie Hazel case as a prime example.