Re:OnlyFans drops planned porn ban
by lovegoblin on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @12:12PM
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> But the payment processors are the unspoken guardians of internet commerce, and without VC level backing good luck getting them to touch something like adult content.
You're completely correct here. The only other real option in this space is CCBill - and they:
a) only do payments - not hosting and everything that OF does
b) still take a ~18-20% cut, in addition to annual flat fees
c) are really fucking unbelievably terrible
Re:OnlyFans drops planned porn ban
by matheusmoreira on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @06:05PM
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This is exactly the sort of problem cryptocurrencies were created to solve. Nobody should need some payment processor's permission for anything. People should be able to get paid in cryptocurrencies as if it was cash.
Monero is ideal for this sort of thing.
Sex Workers are well aware of crypto bros saying "you should be using crypto for this"
It clearly doesn't meet the needs of these customers, regardless of whether or not it's "supposed to"
I think this is a missing piece of OFs popularity and usefulness to creators. Not only is it a centralized and (by now) well known site for this kind of content. OF deals with the payment processors, the charge backs, and the disputes. It is relatively seamless for the content creators in that regard.