On Thursday, OnlyFans announced that pornographic content will be banned from October 1. Since the platform has more than 130 million users and is mainly known for adult-oriented content, people online are shocked.
In a statement Shared on Twitter by Dan Primack, edited by Axios, The company stated that it will “prohibit any content that contains sexually explicit behavior” to “ensure the long-term sustainability of the platform and continue to provide creators and fans with an inclusive community…”
However, as long as it is consistent with the platform’s “acceptable use policy”, nudity is still allowed on the platform.
The company said these changes were made at the request of its banking partners and payment providers.
In response to this news, OnlyFans became popular Twitter Late Thursday afternoon, netizens were flooded with memes on the Internet about the inevitable downfall of subscription-based platforms that they considered the main success.
Of course, many people took this opportunity to make an obvious joke, OnlyFans will soon be acquired by a company that sells fans.
The writer Matt Baume wrote on Twitter: “I gave Porn-free OnlyFans for a year before a company that sold ceiling fans bought it for $1.”
I gave porn-free OnlyFans for a year, and then I was bought by a company that sells ceiling fans for $1
— Matt Baume (@MattBaume) August 19, 2021
Actor Daniel Newman tweeted “ONLYFANS 2022” and a photo of a group of wobbly fans.
Podcast host Madison Malone Kircher said on Twitter that she believes the platform will become a fan store starting October 1.
Many people compare it to the popular blog site Tumblr’s ban on pornography in 2019. January 2021, Independent report The site lost one-fifth of its users due to the ban, and many people see this as an attack on the “sexually active, LGBT, and NSFW art communities.”
Twitter user Matt tweeted: “tumblr and onlyfans are hanging out after they both banned pornography”, and two photos of the tombstone.
Similarly, another Twitter user tweeted a popular two-person arm wrestling meme format, stating that these platforms’ decisions to ban pornography meant that both parties dig their own graves.
Editor Jeffrey Zhang agreed with this view and posted two photos of the coffin with the caption: “This is the annual Tumblr/OnlyFans gathering.”
It’s no secret that many users rely on the platform to make a living. As a result, some users shared the memes that these creators now have to look for other jobs.
“Only fan content creators after October 1st,” a user posted a video on Twitter in which someone assembled burgers at a fast food restaurant.
“Hey, I remember you!” tweeted a user. “I subscribed to your OnlyFans before.” The attached picture is a sad squid wearing a McDonald’s mask and headphones.
Twitter user @_Tyreeck_ shared an infamous clip of Paul Rudd in “Hot Ones”, where he said: “Hey, look at us.” When the host asked him “Who would think of it”, Rudd replied :”not me.”
Following the editing, users tweeted: “The top 1% of OnlyFans creators connect in the work center.”
It is not clear what the future of the platform will be, but it is clear that many online people believe that the new content ban will cause OnlyFans to fail.
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