ManyVids is a Canadian

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, and e-commerce company headquartered in

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, Canada.

History

ManyVids was co-founded in 2014 by

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Bella French, a former webcam model and adult online content creator. French also held the title of

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until 2017. The ManyVids office is located in

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. No adult content is filmed in the ManyVids office. ManyVids publishes ''MV Mag,'' an adult magazine that showcases professional erotic photosets, interviews with celebrities, adult entertainers and content-creators, and fantasy stories. The magazine is free for site members and content creators. The ManyVids

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series has mainstream, original content that is

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, which is often comic.

Business model

ManyVids' allows adult entertainment content creators to produce, promote and distribute their own content while retaining full copyright to their work. They are able to upload videos and pictures for members to purchase and download. They can also run an online shop, offer paid memberships, sell texting and phone call services, and set up crowdsourcing campaigns. Members are able to leave tips and unlock special statuses while interacting with the content-creators in real time.

Celebrity partnerships

The MV

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is a live show starring trans comedian Tranna, which has run for a total of three seasons. The show is based on hour long interviews with camgirls and

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that allow insight into the lives of sex-workers. In September 2017, ManyVids teamed up with American model and activist

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in support of The Amber Rose SlutWalk, a nonprofit advocacy organization that works to end

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and to advocate for

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and LGBTQ rights. Rose was the first celebrity to appear live on the MV Takeover platform. In November 2017, ManyVids named American television personality

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their newest MV Ambassador to promote

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. In May 2018, ManyVids partnered with actress, model, and reality television participant

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on a live MV Takeover event in addition to exclusive photo sets and interview appearing in MV Magazine. In September 2018, ManyVids featured American rapper

Brooke Candy Brooke Dyan Candy (born July 20, 1989) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and tattoo artist. Raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles, daughter of Tom Candy, former CFO of ''Hustler Magazine'', Brooke rose to prominence after starring in Gr ...

on the cover of their magazine's Sexual Empowerment issue. ManyVids sponsored Candy's 'My Sex' music video.

Campaigns and philanthropy

In November 2017, ManyVids launched the We Are Many campaign to help raise awareness of the issue of abuse against sex workers. The campaign culminated with a donation of US$11,800 to the Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA to help them end violence against

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s. In December 2017, ManyVids donated US$5,000 to the

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to demonstrate the adult industry's commitment to helping parents prevent children from viewing age-inappropriate content.

Industry recognition

In 2018, ManyVids was nominated for 3

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Awards: Progressive Web Company of the Year, Emerging Web Brand of the Year and Clip Site of the Year. They won the award for Clip Site of the Year; two of the company’s founders were on hand to accept the award. In 2019, ManyVids was recognised as the Global Web Brand of the Year at the XBIZ Europa Awards. In 2022, ManyVids won the XBIZ Award for "Creator Platform of the Year".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manyvids Canadian erotica and pornography websites Companies based in Montreal Internet properties established in 2014 Video hosting