Horizontl provides a private, peer-to-peer online platform for verified independent sex workers and clients to connect securely. This utility facilitates trusted exchanges, aiming to reduce exploitation and abuse within full-service sex work by supporting safety and inclusion.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Independent sex workers and clients face risks of exploitation, abuse, and harassment due to a lack of secure and private platforms for connection and booking. Existing digital solutions often involve unaccountable data collection, online anonymity that enables abuse, hidden algorithms controlling access, and extractive fees. This creates unsafe working conditions and limits the ability of consensual adults to engage in trusted exchanges.
Solution
Horizontl is developing a privacy-focused application designed to facilitate safe, secure, and trusted connections between independent full-service sex workers and clients. The platform prioritizes user verification to ensure consent, adulthood, and the absence of a history of abuse, all while protecting personal identity data. Horizontl aims to foster accountability and trust in every booking by enabling users to negotiate booking contracts under community-developed standards and individual terms. The platform is being co-designed with the user community to ensure that it meets the specific needs and concerns of both service providers and clients, promoting a responsible business model and policy that supports safety, trust, and inclusion.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes independent full-service sex workers seeking safer working conditions and clients looking for trusted and accountable connections.
Features
- User verification process to confirm consent, age, and absence of abuse history
- Personal identity wallet, giving users control over their essential data
- Anonymous user-to-user connections, confirming verified identity and contract-compliance history
- Tools for negotiating and confirming booking contracts under community-developed universal standards and individual booking terms
- Privacy-protecting payments (future implementation)
- Contract compliance verification at the close of bookings
- Community-governed policies to protect against harassment and abuse
- Co-design process involving service providers and clients in the development of the platform