BELLA Thorne is being blamed for OnlyFans banning porn after coming under fire by sex workers who slammed the actress for joining the platform.
It was revealed on Thursday that OnlyFans will be banning pornography beginning in October.
In a statement to Variety, the U.K.-based company explained it is making the changes “to comply with the requests of our banking partners and payout providers.”
Beginning on Oct. 1, 2021: “OnlyFans will prohibit the posting of any content containing sexually explicit conduct.”
The statement continued: “In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the platform, and to continue to host an inclusive community of creators and fans, we must evolve our content guidelines.”
Shortly after the announcement was made, fans rushed to Twitter to blame the 23-year-old actress for being responsible for the new rule.
BLAMING BELLA
One person wrote: “Shoutout to Bella Thorne for causing the domino effect that ended OnlyFans.”
Another added: “Bella Thorne is probably the blame to this since her joining the site is the starting point.”
A third Twitter user chimed in: “It all comes back to Bella Thorne.”
While sharing an article that explained the news, an additional person wrote: “Reminder that this is entirely Bella Thorne’s fault.”
Another person also targeted Clueless actress Alicia Silverstone, writing: “I’m sorry but I feel like Bella Thorne and Alicia Silverstone are to blame and I will die on this hill.”
BASHING BELLA
Last year, Bella apologized to sex workers on OnlyFans after she claimed she earned a staggering $2million during her first week on the site when she launched her OnlyFans page in August 2020.
After her success, the company put a price cap on pay per view snaps and changed the payment time period from seven to 30 days.
But Bella, who has been transparent about not wanting to appear nude on the platform, wasn’t to blame for the new policy.
A representative for OnlyFans said in a statement to Mashable that transaction limits “are not based on any one user.”
The statement continued: “Transaction limits are set to help prevent overspending and to allow our users to continue to use the site safely. We value all of the feedback received since this change was implemented and we will continue to review these limits.”
In other public statements, OnlyFans said: “Our objective remains to provide the best platform possible for the OnlyFans community. We can confirm that any changes to transaction limits are not based on any one user.”
ISSUING AN APOLOGY
After experiencing backlash for the change of rules, Bella wrote on Twitter: “PT1 Remove the stigma behind sex, sex work, and the negativity that surrounds the word SEX itself by bringing a mainstream face to it that’s what I was trying to do, to help bring more faces to the site to create more revenue for content creators on the site.
“I wanted to bring attention to the site, the more people on the site the more likely of a chance to normalize the stigmas, and in trying to do this I hurt you.
“I have risked my career a few times to remove the stigma behind sex work, porn, and the natural hatred people spew behind anything sex related.