OnlyFans CEO Kelly Blair has tried to clear the air about what the popular subscription-based platform offers, insisting that it is not a “porn” website.
Mr Blair, the UK-based site’s former chief strategy and operations officer who took the helm in January 2022, rejected the idea that the platform was exclusively for sexual content. Financial Times interview this week.
“No, we are a site that hosts adult content, but we also host a variety of other content. And because many of the people who create adult content choose to create other content as well, , maybe yoga or naked yoga,” she told the outlet.
She said adult content sites like OnlyFans should cater not only to sex but also to other adult interests such as “comedy, sports and music.”
“We don’t categorize people because we don’t want to categorize them. That’s why we don’t categorize content. Creators can create whatever content they want as long as it stays within our terms of service,” Blair said. added.
OnlyFans was founded in 2016 as a subscription-based social media platform that allows sex workers and other creators to post content behind a paywall. Since its founding, OnlyFans has donated more than $8 billion to creators.
After exploding in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic, OnlyFans has expanded its appeal to a more conservative audience and moved away from explicit content to avoid a crackdown from social media giants like Facebook and Instagram. I’ve been trying to do that.
Prime Minister Tony Blair told the Financial Times that he was troubled by the site being classified as “pornographic” and thought it was a “quite derogatory term”.
“There’s going to be a lot of people who hear that and think about it… Also, a lot of the content on our site is messaging or chatting or conversations about breakfast or conversations about different things,” she said. I did. “It is very important to speak with as little emotion as possible when talking about this topic.
“The word ‘porn’ has been associated with some negativity in the adult content industry, and we have worked hard to ensure a safe space for adult content creators. “Use the internet and be treated with respect. That’s why I don’t use the P-word as much,” Blair added.
The CEO said the company is thriving financially, growing 17% last year and generating sales of more than $1 billion as it expands into other global markets.
OnlyFans has more than 3.1 million creators and 238.8 million fans, the Financial Times reported.
The website says it receives 20% of its revenue from creators.
Prime Minister Blair has defended Onlyfans in the past, telling Bloomberg in 2022, “Our content creators provide everything from gardening to women’s gardens, but for some reason OnlyFans is an “adult content site.” ” he said.
The site faced significant backlash from creators in 2021 after announcing it would ban sexually explicit content. OnlyFans withdrew the plan after creators claimed it threatened their income.
In early 2022, mainstream lenders such as Wells Fargo suspended the bank accounts of several prominent figures in the sex industry without explanation.
