Am I Going to Lose My House?”: OnlyFans’ Pivot Leaves Adult Content Creators With Fewer Options

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As the social platform unveils a ban of sexually explicit content starting in October, sex workers say the company is placing them back in a financially precarious position that they had previously gotten out of because of the platform.

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Siri Dahl was in a hair appointment on Aug. 19 when she found out the news: OnlyFans, the platform that she relies on for 90 percent of her income, would be banning sexually explicit photos and videos beginning in October.

But Dahl, a creator and adult film star, didn’t find out from OnlyFans. Instead, she got a text from another journalist she hadn’t spoken to in several months, asking, Have you heard?

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She quickly went to Twitter, refreshing her feed to look for articles and any more information on what OnlyFans was doing. She also received a screenshot of the emailed announcement OnlyFans had sent out to media, which stated that “sexually explicit conduct” would be barred from the platform, but nudity — so long as it complied with OnlyFans’ acceptable use policy — would be allowed.

“Without even having any context, I instantly, absolutely knew,” Dahl says. “OnlyFans had made an announcement. I just knew it.”