### [2021-08-19](/feed/2021/08/19/index.md)

##### OnlyFans
# Content subscription site OnlyFans announces that it will ban sexually explicit material beginning in October. The policy changes, according to UK-based company, are "to comply with the requests of our banking partners and payout providers". 

OnlyFans, which has amassed a base of more than 130 million users largely for adult-oriented subscription fan pages, announced that it will ban sexually explicit content this fall. The U.K.-based c…


### Sources:

1. [Variety](https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/onlyfans-ban-pornography-sexually-explicit-1235044904/) [Image](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/OnlyFans.png?w=1024)

### Changes:

1. Content subscription site OnlyFans announces that it will ban sexually explicit material, with effect from October 2021.  _2021-08-19 21:06:37 (First version)_
1. Content subscription site OnlyFans announces that it will ban sexually explicit material beginning in October. The policy changes, according to UK-based company, are "to comply with the requests of our banking partners and payout providers".  _(Current version)_

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