MintStars co-founder Jessica Van Meir discussed her platform, academic research, and sex worker advocacy on the "Adult Site Broker Talk" podcast.
Jessica Van Meir, co-founder of the adult content and payments platform MintStars, was featured as a guest on the "Adult Site Broker Talk" podcast on October 14, 2026. The episode discussed her work with MintStars, her academic research, and her advocacy for sex workers' rights.
Van Meir co-founded MintStars, a platform designed to provide adult content creators with increased control over their businesses. MintStars offers a range of content and payment services, including subscriptions, tipping, chat functionalities, and a content marketplace. The platform does not charge creators platform fees. Before establishing MintStars, Van Meir worked at a feminist law firm where she represented individuals affected by sexual harassment, sex trafficking, and image-based sexual abuse.
The "Adult Site Broker Talk" podcast, hosted by Adult Site Broker CEO Bruce, featured Van Meir in an episode that became available for streaming on AdultSiteBroker. Bruce stated that he and Van Meir had a conversation and that he was impressed by her dedication to the rights and well-being of sex workers. MintStars maintains a presence on X.com.
Beyond her work with MintStars, Van Meir is a PhD candidate in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Her research at Harvard focuses on sex workers’ rights in Latin America. She is also a co-founder of the Boston Sex Workers and Allies Collective, an organization that advocates for the full decriminalization of sex work in Massachusetts.
The "Adult Site Broker Talk" podcast has previously featured other figures in the adult industry. For example, on September 2, 2025, OnlyFans creator Josh Boss, known online as BullBossJosh, appeared on Episode 271 of the podcast. Josh Boss is a Canadian content creator who has received nominations from the GayVN, Grabby, and ICCA awards. He is known for his custom-molded dildo replica and has been involved in content house production and an initiative to strengthen connections among Canadian sex workers and establish industry hubs across the country. Adult Site Broker is described as a company with experience in brokering adult sites, assisting clients in buying and selling xxxsites and working out equitable deals. The company also operates an affiliate program, ASB Cash, which offers a 20% referral commission for those who refer people to buy or sell adult sites.
The adult industry has seen several legal and regulatory developments in the weeks leading up to Van Meir's podcast appearance. On October 13, 2026, a federal court paused Aylo’s lawsuit against a Utah law that holds adult websites liable if minors bypass age verification by circumventing geolocation efforts. This pause is pending potential amendments to the statute by the state legislature.
Earlier, on October 9, 2026, a German high court temporarily prevented a state media regulator from ordering internet providers to block access to Aylo-owned adult sites Pornhub and YouPorn in Germany. This decision is pending further action by Cypriot and European Union authorities. On October 8, 2026, the Luxembourg Independent Audiovisual Authority (ALIA) issued a fine of 25,000 euros (approximately $28,000) against the webcam platform LiveJasmin for non-compliance with provisions of the country’s Electronic Media Law.
In France, the National Assembly rejected a proposal to criminalize the purchase and/or facilitation by online platforms of sexual services performed remotely by streamers and custom content creators on October 8, 2026. On the same day, AdultHTML introduced a subscription option for its web development service, allowing site owners to pay a monthly fee for access to developers and tools.
Other notable events include the opening of the pre-nomination period for the 2027 XBIZ Exec Awards on October 7, 2026, which runs through October 14. Takedown Piracy reported on October 7, 2026, that it had infiltrated Mega.nz folders, identifying and removing nearly two million instances of stolen content. On October 6, 2026, Aylo announced that Pornhub users in Australia would regain access to the site on Apple devices, citing the effectiveness of Apple’s Australian age-verification process. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law on October 5, 2026: one to narrow the scope of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) to prevent abusive lawsuits against online businesses, including adult websites, and another to impose stricter compliance standards for user-generated content (UGC) on adult websites accessible in California.
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