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OnlyFans Will Ban Pornography Starting in October, Citing Need to Comply With Financial Partners
Variety ^ | 19 Aug 2021 | Todd Spangler

Posted on 08/19/2021 2:40:24 PM PDT by Drew68

OnlyFans, which has amassed a base of more than 130 million users largely for adult-oriented subscription fan pages, announced that it will ban sexually explicit content this fall.

The U.K.-based company said it is making the changes “to comply with the requests of our banking partners and payout providers,” in a statement provided to Variety.

Effective Oct. 1, 2021, “OnlyFans will prohibit the posting of any content containing sexually explicit conduct,” the company said in a statement. “In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the platform, and to continue to host an inclusive community of creators and fans, we must evolve our content guidelines.”

According to OnlyFans, creators will continue to be allowed to post content containing nudity “as long as it is consistent with our Acceptable Use Policy.” The site’s terms currently allow nudity except in the case of content featuring public nudity recorded in or broadcast from a jurisdiction where public nudity is illegal.

“We will be sharing more details in the coming days, and we will actively support and guide our creators through this change in content guidelines,” the company said. “OnlyFans remains committed to the highest levels of safety and content moderation of any social platform. All creators are verified prior to being able to upload any content to OnlyFans, and all uploaded content is checked by automated systems and human moderators.”

OnlyFans earlier this week officially launched OFTV, a free streaming service that will not include any sexually explicit material. OFTV features original content from more than 100 OnlyFans creators, spanning fitness, cooking, comedy, health, music and more. OnlyFans earlier this year soft-launched the on-demand streaming service, which now features a content library of over 800 videos.

Founded in 2016, OnlyFans says it has paid out more than $5 billion to creators worldwide. According to its terms, the company keeps 20% of revenue generated by its 2 million-plus creators. Because it has been a home to X-rated content, OnlyFans is available only on the web, not on mobile app platforms including iOS and Android.

Top personalities with OnlyFans fan pages include Bhad Bhabie, Cardi B, Jordyn Woods, Bella Thorne, Tyga, Amber Rose, Blac Chyna, Rubi Rose, Tana Mongeau and Trey Songz.

In July 2021, OnlyFans approved 114,065 creator accounts (out of 279,222 applications), according to the company’s first monthly transparency report. It also revealed that it deactivated 15 OnlyFans accounts last month after detecting child pornography on those accounts.


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Bloomberg reports that OnlyFans (OF) is trying to raise money from outside investors at a valuation of more than $1 billion.

Seeing how OF has since 2016 made over a billion dollars primarily as a place for girls to sell naked pics of themselves, I'll be curious to learn what their new business model will be. They could become a social media giant if they play their cards right. Wonder if they'd be as ban-happy as the other social media platforms?

1 posted on 08/19/2021 2:40:24 PM PDT by Drew68
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I am clueless — and happy to be so.


2 posted on 08/19/2021 2:46:10 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Drew68

Never heard of it.


3 posted on 08/19/2021 2:48:40 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Drew68

Since when did our financial system become our system of governance?!


4 posted on 08/19/2021 2:48:47 PM PDT by Skywise
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I think the new business model is the CEO is getting out while the going is good.


5 posted on 08/19/2021 2:50:24 PM PDT by Jonty30 (My superpower is setting people up for failure, without meaning to. )
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To: Drew68

Users will still be able to post nude photos and videos as long as they adhere to company policy, which states that content creators cannot show, promote or advertise:

Incest, bestiality, “violence, rape, lack of consent, hypnosis, intoxication, sexual assault, torture, sadomasochistic abuse or hardcore bondage, extreme fisting, or genital mutilation.”

Also included are; escort services, sex trafficking, or prostitution, revenge porn, necrophilia, or urine, scatological, or excrement-related material.


6 posted on 08/19/2021 2:50:45 PM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: Drew68

Somewhere, hunter biden is sobbing.


7 posted on 08/19/2021 2:54:59 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: Drew68

Never heard of it.
This will go the same way as when Playboy stopped showing “tasteful” pics of naked women.
Mind you, there are so many pics of naked women online that Playboy would have sunk anyway.


8 posted on 08/19/2021 2:55:22 PM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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Users will still be able to post nude photos and videos as long as they adhere to company policy, which states that content creators cannot show, promote or advertise:

I'm pretty sure this is the current policy. Don't know if this will be further revised or not.

Curious, though. There's tons of porn on Twitter. You could look at porn all day long on Twitter and they're one of the largest social media empires out there.

9 posted on 08/19/2021 2:56:17 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

The toothpaste cannot be put back in the tube.


10 posted on 08/19/2021 2:59:02 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: JimRed

11 posted on 08/19/2021 3:00:31 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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About time. I was getting tired of sifting through stuff I wasn't looking for.

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12 posted on 08/19/2021 3:05:42 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: dynachrome
Somewhere, hunter biden is sobbing.

But is it because of the crackdown on porn or the missed opportunities to launder money that OF provided?

13 posted on 08/19/2021 3:08:06 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

is this the Onion or the Bee???


14 posted on 08/19/2021 3:10:22 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: JimRed

“Never heard of it.”

Perhaps it was named after Sally Rand ;)


15 posted on 08/19/2021 3:10:44 PM PDT by Stosh
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To: Drew68

this is why BitCoin was invented...


16 posted on 08/19/2021 3:11:29 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: Larry Lucido

I’m guessing the ban on fecal content had something to do with a recent uptick in people posting videos of sh*t hitting the fan.


17 posted on 08/19/2021 3:12:31 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: gundog

Typical behavior from corrupt governments. If there is a business they don’t like, but can’t really shutdown, they use their corporate partners. Could care less about this website but the world is screwed.


18 posted on 08/19/2021 3:18:44 PM PDT by RBW in PA
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To: RBW in PA

Corporatism is fascism.


19 posted on 08/19/2021 3:21:32 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Drew68

Both, plus smoking crack and pleasuring himself.


20 posted on 08/19/2021 3:23:08 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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