OnlyFans to block sexually explicit conduct, starting in October
3 years, 4 months ago

OnlyFans to block sexually explicit conduct, starting in October

LA Times  

OnlyFans is getting out of the pornography business. Starting in October, the company will prohibit creators from posting sexually explicit material on its website, which many sex workers use to sell fans explicit content. The popularity of the social media service exploded during the pandemic as sex workers, musicians and online influencers used it to charge fans for exclusive access to photos, videos and other material. That popularity also brought with it additional scrutiny, and OnlyFans is positioning itself more as a forum for musicians, fitness instructors and chefs than sex workers. But over the last year, she noticed the company shifting its focus away from sex work and more toward other types of online creators, aping a similar move at the company Patreon.

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Multiple OnlyFans accounts featured suspected child sex abuse: Report
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Multiple OnlyFans accounts featured suspected child sex abuse: Report

Hindustan Times  

An experienced child exploitation investigator told Reuters he reported 26 accounts on the popular adults-only website OnlyFans to authorities, saying they appeared to contain sexual content featuring underage teen girls. Responding to the findings of this story, an OnlyFans spokesperson said the company has a “zero tolerance approach” to child sexual abuse material on the platform and has “strict onboarding …

OnlyFans has been a home for safe sex work. Will celebrities ruin it?
1 year, 11 months ago

OnlyFans has been a home for safe sex work. Will celebrities ruin it?

The Independent  

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Twitter’s attempt to compete with OnlyFans was halted due to child safety warnings
2 years, 4 months ago

Twitter’s attempt to compete with OnlyFans was halted due to child safety warnings

The Independent  

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Shunned by OnlyFans, sex workers are building their own alternatives
3 years, 3 months ago

Shunned by OnlyFans, sex workers are building their own alternatives

Wired  

When OnlyFans announced it would ban adult content from October 1, Neville Sun wasn’t surprised. Founded in 2016, London-based OnlyFans allows creators to charge monthly subscription fees for exclusive content, making extra from pay-per-view posts, tips and “customs” – bespoke requests from followers. Amid an explosive backlash from adult content creators, OnlyFans blamed its explicit content ban on pressure from …

OnlyFans safe for work creators: The weird world of people who just post about food and yoga.
55 years ago

OnlyFans safe for work creators: The weird world of people who just post about food and yoga.

Slate  

OnlyFans has built a reputation, particularly during the pandemic, as a place for sex workers and other creators to monetize adult content. “Back in March, OnlyFans reached out to me and asked me if I would start an OnlyFans,” Anthony O’Connell, a Columbus, Ohio, content creator also focused on food, told me. “I didn’t think I was stepping into a …

OnlyFans banning new policy: what’s really happening with nudity on the site now.
55 years ago

OnlyFans banning new policy: what’s really happening with nudity on the site now.

Slate  

The OnlyFans saga of the past week came as a shock to many of the site’s loyal users and the press, as one of the biggest pandemic success stories fell into chaos. “In the United States, there is default criminalization of any sort of sex work, and Silicon Valley is more than happy to go along with it.” OnlyFans’ initial …

OnlyFans reverses explicit content ban after outcry
3 years, 4 months ago

OnlyFans reverses explicit content ban after outcry

Associated Press  

OnlyFans says it has suspended a plan to ban sexually explicit content following an outcry from its creators and advocates for sex workers. Rapper Tyga was promoting his plans for a new platform called myystar in media interviews after OnlyFans announced their ban, saying, “We’re not putting a limit to any content that you do.” “We’ve been in the adult …

The OnlyFans Fight Isn’t Over
55 years ago

The OnlyFans Fight Isn’t Over

Slate  

Update, Aug. 25, 2021, at 9:35 a.m.: After this story was published, OnlyFans tweeted a statement announcing its intention to go back on the ban on pornography, saying it had “secured assurances necessary to support our diverse creator community.” Every year since 2013, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, or NCOSE, has published a “Dirty Dozen” list of companies they …

OnlyFans says banks are to blame for ban on sexually explicit content
3 years, 4 months ago

OnlyFans says banks are to blame for ban on sexually explicit content

The Independent  

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OnlyFans ditches sex work ban in abrupt reversal — but creators remain wary
3 years, 4 months ago

OnlyFans ditches sex work ban in abrupt reversal — but creators remain wary

LA Times  

Less than a week after OnlyFans sent shock waves through the adult entertainment industry with an announcement that it would soon be banning pornography from its platform, the company has reversed course, saying it will continue to support explicit content. “We have secured assurances necessary to support our diverse creator community and have suspended the planned October 1 policy change,” …

After OnlyFans, will sex workers find a new home on the internet?
3 years, 4 months ago

After OnlyFans, will sex workers find a new home on the internet?

LA Times  

The phone app for OnlyFans, a site where fans pay creators for their photos and videos. Creators will still be allowed to make posts containing nudity that’s “consistent with our Acceptable Use Policy,” the spokesperson said — but subsequent updates to the platform’s terms of service made clear that pornographic content including “actual or simulated sexual intercourse,” “actual or simulated …

OnlyFans sex workers like me deserve respect – not appropriation and exploitation
3 years, 4 months ago

OnlyFans sex workers like me deserve respect – not appropriation and exploitation

The Independent  

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The Indefensible Cruelty of OnlyFans’ Porn Ban
55 years ago

The Indefensible Cruelty of OnlyFans’ Porn Ban

Slate  

This article has been updated following new reporting on significant failures in OnlyFans’ platform moderation. In other words, OnlyFans is discarding the people who made it a behemoth and hoping to sell the platform those workers popularized to enough big investors for the company’s insiders to get rich. Update, Aug. 20, 12:43 a.m.: A few hours after OnlyFans announced the …

OnlyFans creators and users criticise company’s decision to ban ‘sexually explicit’ videos
3 years, 4 months ago

OnlyFans creators and users criticise company’s decision to ban ‘sexually explicit’ videos

The Independent  

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OnlyFans Shakes Off ‘Instagram of Porn’ Tag For Wider Audience
3 years, 6 months ago

OnlyFans Shakes Off ‘Instagram of Porn’ Tag For Wider Audience

News 18  

To improve its image among investors, OnlyFans is seeking to shake off its reputation as a platform for porn, shifting to the mainstream and opening up to a wider audience. Bloomberg recently reported that OnlyFans is hoping to lessen its reputation as a porn site among future investors. To attract advertisers, the platform dubbed the “Instagram of porn” has announced …

How Twitter is becoming more like OnlyFans - and what that means for users
3 years, 10 months ago

How Twitter is becoming more like OnlyFans - and what that means for users

The Independent  

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