FILE PHOTO: The logo for OnlyFans is seen on a device in this photo illustration in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
August 25, 2021
(Reuters) -OnlyFans, an online subscription platform known for adult content, on Wednesday scrapped its new policy that would have prohibited users from posting any material containing “sexually explicit conduct”.
“We have secured assurances necessary to support our diverse creator community and have suspended the planned October 1 policy change,” OnlyFans tweeted on Wednesday https://bit.ly/3gsH62Q.
Earlier in the week, the London-based company said the prohibition policy was in compliance with the requests of its banking partners and payment providers.
“An official communication to creators will be emailed shortly,” OnlyFans said in a separate tweet. The company was not immediately available for comment.
The platform, which was founded in 2016 and has boomed in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, says it has 130 million users.
(Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
