It also ensured that the platform was very popular, especially during the Corona crisis: as the adult industry had hardly any other legal means of generating income during the lockdown, Onlyfans became the rescue of many of them. According to the company, around 3,5 million new users registered in March 2020, including around 60 content providers, known as “creators”. Onlyfans currently has about 30 million users, including about 450 creators.
And how former Disney star Bella Thorne managed to turn the community around Onlyfans against him ? It went like this: In August, she opened an account on the platform for research purposes for a new film project for a monthly subscription price of $20. That alone would have earned him about a million dollars in a single day.
In addition, she also offered special pay-per-view content: for $200, it was said on Twitter, there should be a nude photo of her. But in the end, it wasn't a “real one”. The disappointed buyers then demanded their money back – and apparently brought Onlyfans on the verge of a financial crash.
In order to prevent such an action from happening again, the platform then modified its general conditions, which in particular affected the terms of payment. In some countries, content providers now have to wait 30 days instead of the previous seven for their revenue to be paid. In addition, the amount of "tips" was limited to a maximum of $ 100, with special offers via pay-per-view costing a maximum of $ 50. According to the company, this is all "for the safety" of the user.
For many erotic industry content providers, this also means loss of income, some of which is a living wage. No wonder the anger against Thorne continued to grow. So much so that she felt compelled to apologize on Twitter:
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A little too little for some. Nevertheless: the thing with the greatest attention for fans only is actually true - the number of users should continue to increase rapidly.
