OnlyFans 'agents' control and threaten creators while taking half their earnings, BBC finds

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• paultimate14@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So… What’s the solution? The article seems to keep implying that this is OF’s problem to solve but doesn’t propose any solutions. OF’s spokesperson pointed out that these contracts are between models and “agents” so OF does not even necessarily know about them, let alone habe control over them.

  And things like fraud, extortion, and assault are already illegal and happen in other industries.

  Maybe some education and resources for models to avoid and escape these situations?

  Maybe a licensing and approval system for such agents? That would probably be better done by the public rather than private sector.

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  • Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Didn’t the article say that some of the protections OnlyFans have in place didn’t work? Like linking bank accounts with a different name.

    OnlyFans can also easily warn content creators about scams.

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    • paultimate14@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      OnlyFans has “strict onboarding processes, payment controls and ongoing account moderation”, the company spokesperson says. If concerns about an account are raised, OnlyFans will immediately restrict the account, investigate, and take action to ensure the creator is in control of their account, they added.

      But when a female BBC reporter set up an account with a verified photo, she was able to use a male colleague’s bank account details to receive test payments.

      OnlyFans told the BBC that: “In the UK, where a creator requests a payout from their OnlyFans accounts, our third-party payment providers undertake confirmation of payee checks when processing that payment. Where this check is not successful the payment will be rejected.”

      That’s kind of vague, but it seems like the BBC is just expecting some sort of magical, privacy-invading, AI facial scanning technology to happen. I would not expect a photo to be involved with any payment processing at all. If I sell something on eBay do I need a photo ID to get my money? If I sell anything anywhere else, or start my own business with my own website, or my friends and family just want to send me money, do I need to have a photo and facial recognition every time?

      And OnlyFans points to their 3rd party payment processors. OnlyFans isn’t in the business of processing payments- that is outsourced like almost every other business does too. And there are perfectly legitimate reasons why a model might want those payments to go to someone else. There are legitimate agents and agencies.

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• kibiz0r@midwest.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Cool. Meanwhile, this is what’s happening at Manyvids: www.404media.co/manyvids-porn-platform-ai-psychos…

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  • kip@piefed.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    cool? what the fuck. pimps operate online and continue to exploit and degrade women as per but hey look at this mad ai shit some onlyfans clone is doing

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    • kibiz0r@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      To rephrase more clearly: Manyvids is the one platform in this space that’s historically been on the side of creators, and with Manyvids imploding and the other platforms turning the screws, creators are facing an increasingly bleak landscape with no decent options. It’s extremely depressing.

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• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  ‘agents’ and ‘managers’

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• atro_city@fedia.io ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Isn't there an alternative to OnlyFans? I thought some ex-OnlyFans stars gathered together and made their own service.

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• Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Oh wow, I never even knew this side of OnlyFans existed.

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  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You’re surprised sex workers attract pimps?

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    • Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      For online-only work? Absolutely suprised.

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