OnlyFans has
reversed its recently-announced policy
banning sexually explicit content on the site following a wave of backlash from
sex workers — including LGBTQ sex workers — decrying the decision.
“We have
secured assurances necessary to support our diverse creator community and have
suspended the planned October 1 policy change,” the company said in an August
25 statement. “Thank you to everyone for making your voices heard,” the company
tweeted. “OnlyFans stands for inclusion, and we will continue to provide a home
for all creators.”
The company’s
response comes days after announcing that they are barring users from posting
pornographic content amid growing pressure from financial investors. This
decision sparked a wave of outcry on social media from sex workers who rely on
the site as a key source of income.
Before
reinstating the policy, the company told Bloomberg that this move to ban explicit content would
support “the long-term sustainability of our platform, and continue to host an
inclusive community of creators and fans, we must evolve our content
guidelines.” According to OnlyFans, the company would still allow users to post
nude content “as long as it is consistent with our Acceptable Use Policy.”
OnlyFans CEO
Tim Stokely had pinned the controversial decision on major banking
institutions, which threatened to cut financial support.
“JPMorgan
Chase is particularly aggressive in closing accounts of sex
workers or…any business that supports sex workers,” he said
in an interview with the Financial Times,
A pattern of
restrictions on content surrounding sex workers has emerged in recent years in
the wake of federal legislation known as SESTA/FOSTA, which put more
responsibility on platforms for the content on their sites. Other sites,
including Tumblr, came under fire for a similar ban on all “adult
content,” but has since decided to uphold its policy.
SOURCE: GAY CITY NEWS
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