We have some unfortunate news for the OnlyFans community… the site announced that they’re banning “sexually explicit videos.”
OnlyFans announced its decision to pivot towards non-sexual video content, like yoga and cooking lessons. 😅 Nude photos, however, will still be allowed: “Creators will continue to be allowed to post content containing nudity as long as it is consistent with [the OnlyFans] Acceptable Use Policy.”
The company indicated that “In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the platform, and to continue to host an inclusive community of creators and fans, [OnlyFans] must evolve [its] content guidelines.“ This conservative content shift could be the result of payment processors stuck in their puritanical complexes or the company’s own shift in sentiment. Who knows.
OnlyFans didn’t just ban porn, either. The site also recently launched a nudity-free app called OFTV (OnlyFans TV), which features non-explicit content from OnlyFans’ top creators. Apple and Google didn’t allow OnlyFans in their app stores prior to the ban.
Before the announcement, OnlyFans was seeking a new capital raise at a $1 billion valuation with plans for a possible IPO on the horizon. OnlyFans’ business model takes 20% of each content creator’s revenue, which generated $400 million in revenue last year. But alienating the platform’s base of sex workers?? That moves some zeroes, and not in the right direction. 🤔 It may not exactly be profitable. 👎
Will OnlyFans successfully pivot to cooking lessons? Or will the sex-ban bash profits?? Time will tell…