OnlyFans Bans Sexually Explicit Content With Confusing Message to Its Creators
OnlyFans announced that it will no longer allow sexually explicit content on its platform beginning October 1 after having trouble attracting investors who see the service as a risk. Alyssa Lukpat, breaking news reporter at the New York Times, joi…
Who should police the internet? For some time now the question has tied companies, regulators and campaigners in knots.
Social networks spend billions moderating content posted on their platforms, but are still criticised either for not removing enough toxic material or for stifling free speech. They are not the only ones to grapple with the problem. Banks and credit-card companies too are finding themselves playing a bigger role in what is said and done in the public square – to their, and their customers’, discomfort.
Now the boundary of censorship is being extended further, into the pornography business. From October 15, adult websites worldwide will have to verify the age and identity of anyone featured in a picture or video, as well as the ID of the person uploading it. They will need to operate a fast complaints process, and will have to review all content before publication. These requirements are being imposed not by regulators but by Mastercard, a credit-card giant.
Websites can always choose not to work with Mastercard. But given the company handles about 30 per cent of all card payments made outside China, to do so would be costly. From sex to free speech, what goes online is increasingly up to financial companies. READ MORE:
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Visa, which manages a further 60 per cent of payments, is also taking a firmer line on adult sites. And the trend goes beyond porn. In the shadier corners of the web, and in industries where the law is unclear or out of date, financial firms are finding themselves acting as […]
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