OnlyFans says it will no longer ban porn in stunning U-turn after user backlash

[Eugene]

Source: CNBC

OnlyFans says it will no longer ban porn in stunning U-turn after user backlash

PUBLISHED WED, AUG 25 20218:53 AM EDTUPDATED 9 MIN AGO
Ryan Browne
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LONDON — OnlyFans said Wednesday it has “suspended” plans to ban pornography, in a stunning U-turn that came after fierce backlash from its users.

A spokesperson for the online subscription platform told CNBC that the proposed changes were no longer required “due to banking partners’ assurances that OnlyFans can support all genres of creators.”

The London-based firm last week announced plans to prohibit porn from Oct. 1, citing pressure from its banking partners.

“Thank you to everyone for making your voices heard,” OnlyFans said in a tweet Wednesday.

Link to tweet

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[PoliticAverse]

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[lagomorph777]

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So...did their bankers want them to go out of business?

[Wounded Bear]

8. And the porn providers are subscription accounts that presumably get them more money...nt

[getagrip_already]

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I'll bet their subscription rates soar once the gop finds out they can get both porn and hookers through the site.

[comradebillyboy]

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[Tomconroy]

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[Wounded Bear]

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and thus not available to the general public.

Truth is, porn has financed the internet since the beginning.

[PoliticAverse]

7. ...

[sakabatou]

14. I like this version better

[unblock]

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Al gore not only helped get funding for the internet even before the web, he also got the whole of government to put massive quantities of free, useful data online.

Then, when businesses were all saying, sounds great, but people will never put their credit cards out there on the ether, porn said hold my beer.

And then everyone jumped in the pool.

[The Magistrate]

13. I Saw An Interesting Take Some While Back, Sir

It ran roughly that porn appearing on your platform is the equivalent of a stage-hand tapping a microphone and asking, is this thing on? If you get porn, it means your platform works....

[HAB911]

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is a bad bet

[underpants]

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A friend just texted me.

[sarcasmo]

12. Onlyfans backlash on Twitter was swift.

[Polybius]

15. Awesome news!