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Re:OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in Oc... by c3534l on Thursday August 19, 2021 @10:16PM (#28241679)
When I first heard about it, people were comparing it to Patreon. Then it became porn because of some weird loophole in how credit card companies work. Credit cards and pornography is its whole massive side discussion.
Re:OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in Oc... by nkrisc on Friday August 20, 2021 @10:38AM (#28246538)
I really thought it was meant to be Patreon for Porn. I've never heard about it an any context other than porn. Until now, if you'd asked me, I'd have confidently stated it was conceived as a porn site. This is truly news to me that it wasn't meant to be a porn site.
Re:OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in Oc... by 8draco8 on Friday August 20, 2021 @04:14AM (#28243823)
I feel like this is what Twitch is also fighting against. Twitch started slowly becoming erotic streaming platform.
Re:OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in Oc... by marvin on Friday August 20, 2021 @04:29AM (#28243901)
But Twitch is already established as a billion-dollar company (acquired, no less) providing SFW streaming services. I could understand staying out of the porn market in their case. But OnlyFans is _only_ associated with erotic content.

It's corporate suicide and it makes zero sense that they aren't fighting it. It's a valuable market, it's ethically sound and they are making the world a better place by having a safe place for adult performers to sell their services.