BBC Film Alleges OnlyFans Managers Took Up to 70% and Trafficked Models
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Updated · The New Statesman · Jun 15
BBC Film Alleges OnlyFans Managers Took Up to 70% and Trafficked Models
3 articles · Updated · The New Statesman · Jun 15
Summary
BBC Three’s “OnlyFans: Inside the Machine” says some OnlyFans managers coerced models into sex acts, diverted account earnings and, in some cases, effectively traded rights to their income.
Up to 70% of creator revenue was allegedly taken by agents, while researchers cited Telegram groups such as “OFM Empire” where managers shared tactics for acquiring, controlling and punishing uncooperative models.
Rebecca, a model in South Wales, told the BBC she was assaulted by masked men and had her windows smashed after changing her password to escape a manager’s control.
Lawyers and campaigners interviewed in the documentary described the pattern as servitude, human trafficking and modern slavery, widening scrutiny of a largely unregulated creator-management business.
OnlyFans told the BBC it has stringent anti-abuse processes, but the documentary adds pressure for tighter regulation of a platform the report portrays as central to a growing UK exploitation network.