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OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in October
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Re: OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in October
#32If the issue is coming from banks and payment processors, why doesn't Patreon have this same kind of problem? They both fill the same niche, right? Edit: Apparently the same thing happened to them too. Thank you to the person who linked the other discussion below.
They do have this problem: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17432801
Interesting. Does this means that there is a business to make companies like OnlyFan and Patreon for adult content and then dropping it once you get big, and start again?
Re: OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in October
#33So, serious question because I know very little about OnlyFans other than the general knowledge flowing around the internet: What does this leave of the site? Because my impression was certainly that this was the purpose of the site.
I think the initial purpose was similar to Patreon: allowing creators a way to monetize. It just became famous due to the pornographic content.
To be more specific, it was a direct competitor to Patreon, but patreon banned porn and onlyfans didn’t, thus the market differentiation.
Re: OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in October
#34So, serious question because I know very little about OnlyFans other than the general knowledge flowing around the internet: What does this leave of the site? Because my impression was certainly that this was the purpose of the site.
On ThePornDude, there is a section called "free OnlyFans leaks sites", which is an excellent example of actual content.
Re: OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in October
#35Ostensibly, payment providers block this type of thing because it has higher fraud risk, but this makes me wonder: do countries where credit is less fundamental to payments have the same problem? My understanding is that in the UK, for example, you could make a deposit to a betting site with the same payment card you use to buy milk, since it's more secure than a credit card and the counterparty assumes less risk.
That should be a myth by now. Would be interesting if e.g. Stripe could share the fraud statistics for onlyfans. The banks probably do this purely to keep up appearances and avoid potential bad PR.
This was targeted illegally by the administration under Operation Choke Point, and I would hazard to guess something similar is happening again now.
Re: OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in October
#36Why can't these websites simply find other banks to do business with? I mean also overseas, for sure the extra costs (if any) are better than basically killing the golden goose. The odds of Onlyfans becoming the huge phenomenon that it is were so slim, it seems like a waste of luck to just throw it all away because of banking problems.
Because it's Visa and Mastercard saying no, not the banks.
Re: OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in October
#37So, serious question because I know very little about OnlyFans other than the general knowledge flowing around the internet: What does this leave of the site? Because my impression was certainly that this was the purpose of the site.
There's cooking videos, yoga, gardening and other benign stuff on OF, believe it or not.
Re: OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in October
#38Ostensibly, payment providers block this type of thing because it has higher fraud risk, but this makes me wonder: do countries where credit is less fundamental to payments have the same problem? My understanding is that in the UK, for example, you could make a deposit to a betting site with the same payment card you use to buy milk, since it's more secure than a credit card and the counterparty assumes less risk.
That should be a myth by now. Would be interesting if e.g. Stripe could share the fraud statistics for onlyfans. The banks probably do this purely to keep up appearances and avoid potential bad PR.
I don't understand who appointed the banks became the keepers of puritanical propriety. They're terrified someone might see a boob or buy some weed, and the weight of the world rests on the banks to prevent that from happening.
Re: OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in October
#39> The company will prohibit users from posting any sexually explicit conduct, starting in October. Creators will still be allowed to post nude photos and videos, provided they’re consistent with OnlyFans’ policy, the company said Thursday.
This paragraph contradicts itself:
- The company will prohibit users from posting any sexually explicit
Versus
- Creators will still be allowed to post nude photos and videos
What is this article trying to say?
Re: OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in October
#40Ostensibly, payment providers block this type of thing because it has higher fraud risk, but this makes me wonder: do countries where credit is less fundamental to payments have the same problem? My understanding is that in the UK, for example, you could make a deposit to a betting site with the same payment card you use to buy milk, since it's more secure than a credit card and the counterparty assumes less risk.
That should be a myth by now. Would be interesting if e.g. Stripe could share the fraud statistics for onlyfans. The banks probably do this purely to keep up appearances and avoid potential bad PR.
It's probably not fraud so much as it is chargebacks from guys whose wives are asking "wtf is this OnlyFans charge?!?"
"Ah shit, honey. Somebody must have stolen my card."