The change was, in part, because of the backlash of creators, who were beginning to leave the platform in numbers. “Thank you to everyone for making your voices heard,” it said. Then, in a matter of days, the company reversed its decision, announcing in a tweet on Wednesday: “We have secured assurances necessary to support our diverse creator community and have suspended the planned October 1 policy change.” He added that among his clients, there was also palpable sadness that at a moment when there was increased respect and empathy for sex workers, a business they’d helped build was gearing up to cast them out in the cold. That was why an announcement from OnlyFans last Thursday that it would ban sexual activity completely, starting in October, led to some panic in the pornographic industry, said Brian Gross, an industry publicist. And as these creators built lucrative businesses, they built the company along with them.
