Is OnlyFans Safe to Use? Tips to Stay Safe on OnlyFans 🔒

Last updated: Jun. 09, 2023

OnlyFans is a great way for influencers to make money and gain a following. Bella Thorne, for example, made 2 million dollars in her first week of being a creator on OnlyFans.

The website has become a huge hit for the sex work industry around the world to make an extra income, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. From amateur content creators to professional porn stars, people from all walks of life have made use of OnlyFans, but is OnlyFans safe? 

Today, I will walk you through the safety of the hot social media site.

Let’s dive in.

Part 1. What Is OnlyFans? 

This social media website was created by Tim Stokely in 2016. OnlyFans is a creator platform based in London, where creators from all over the world can upload exclusive creative content. As an OnlyFans user, you can subscribe to creators/influencers of your choice for a set price. The minimum subscription price is $4.99 per month and the maximum being $49.99 per month.

Creators earn per subscription, and the website takes a percentage of their earnings. As a fan, you can view some content for free or pay to have access to more discreet content. OnlyFans is mostly used for explicit and provocative media, whereas influencers like Brè@beautyandbodybybre use OnlyFans for fashion tips along with exclusive hair tutorials.

Part 2. Why Use OnlyFans?

Unlike Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok who have antinudity restrictions, OnlyFans does not have these restrictions. Along with the exclusive content, you as a user get to experience interactions with the creator and have access to unique pictures and videos. You see, along with other paying users, you get to see content not available on other social media platforms. Feeling like an important part of this creator’s world, you see the most intimate parts of their lives. Depending on what content you prefer to see, from nudes to how-to on photography, OnlyFans has everything you would want from a creator and user standpoint. For the creators, it offers an opportunity to get paid by doing something you love and showing off your main “assets.” As a user, you can browse for your specific needs.

Why would you use OnlyFans for pornographic content instead of sites like Pornhub, XHamster, and YouPorn?  I mean, these sites are mostly free?

What makes OnlyFans different is that the porn stars you know and love on these popular porn websites have published videos and content with millions of views, whereas OnlyFans offers you the opportunity to be one of the few that has seen it all. By starting a subscription to one of the many porn stars on OnlyFans, like Maitland Ward, you as a “fan” have an all-access pass to her private content that she shares with paying subscribers. Many stars also market the very clothing they wore during the making of their OnlyFans videos which many users come to love. In addition, you can make requests for the creator to wear specific clothing that you have a fetish for.

Part 3. How to Stay Safe on OnlyFans?

Like most websites, viruses and malware are risks that are sometimes unavoidable. Antivirus software is always a smart decision when using the internet in general. If you have decided to start using OnlyFans, here is what you should know how to stay safe.

Don’t download APK files.

Let’s face it, we all love free stuff, and having the option to access all sorts of desirable content is most definitely there, but at what price? APK files tend to do more harm to the device you are using, so why not just pay a small fee for the product you are interested in? Furthermore, when downloading APK files, you open yourself up to dangerous malware that can be very destructive to your device. 

Make sure you use the official site.

Although OnlyFans by itself cannot display virus codes, many hackers have created look-alike sites to gain access to your computer through these virus-infested OnlyFans knockoff sites. It is your responsibility as a user to make sure that you use the correct and official site.

With OnlyFans being so widely popular among users and creators around the globe, hackers impersonate the OnlyFans site to introduce malware via ads and redirected pages. Domain names are so similar and close in comparison that if close attention is not paid, you might realize too late that you are not on the real website. With over 42 million users, this site has become a cybercriminals joyride with countless opportunities to spread harmful viruses that can get hold of your personal data.

Never email with your payment details.

OnlyFans will never email you for your card information, but they use a trusted pay portal with verification.

When subscribing to an account, you get taken to a payment option. OnlyFans are compliant with payment card industry data security standards. You will then be redirected to a page to verify your payment details via:

• ● Passport
• ● Driver license
• ● Identity card

After which, you will be asked to do an encrypted 3D face map. They do this to make sure that the card being used is the owner of the card. Meaning your younger brother can not use your card for his mischievous needs. This is to protect you if your card is stolen.

Although OnlyFans had an enormous video and picture leak recently, most of the content leaked was pornographic, which in the end gives more the idea that not all is safe. OnlyFans’ main attraction is the content. It is private and unseen unless you are a paying user. If hackers are able to spill all the private content (which is how the website makes most of its money), what’s not to say that your private details will not be leaked as well.

OnlyFans has denied any breach of security but could not give any reason as to why all this content was leaked or how. They sure provide an illusion of safety, but in recent events, the conclusion that content can be leaked has put a big question mark on whether OnlyFans is safe or not. If there was no security breach, how was the content leaked? If they don’t know of any security breach, how would they know of your card information gets leaked?

To be perfectly honest, there are risks with all websites that contain risqué content. Never underestimate the chances of becoming a victim of cybercrime on any website, especially adult websites. So, proceed with caution if you want to proceed at all.

Part 4. Advantages & Disadvantages

Advantages

Exclusive content

Advantages of OnlyFans for “fans” are just to see exclusive content from the creator or influencer you have chosen.

Being able to make requests of exactly what you would like to see, yet the creators have the right to deny your request. There are no guarantees.

Interact with your influencer

Another advantage is that you can give a “Like” to the content and leave comments there. The content creator will also chat with users.

Disadvantages

No guarantee on what exact content you pay for

As a “fan” on OnlyFans, you pay for unique content. However, many people who have subscribed to OnlyFans for specific pornographic content have complained that the OnlyFans models give the impression that you will get certain explicit content but never deliver. As a result, you never know exactly what content you are paying for.

If a creator you have subscribed to does not post the content you are interested in, there are absolutely no refunds. The possibility of just seeing someone play a game of chess is there. 

Possibility of glitches

The website has a tendency to glitch and struggle to load when you have a third-party plugin active on your browser. Once you have ad blockers on your chances of encountering loading problems are bigger. On the other hand, when you remove the ad blockers, you are stuck with those annoying ads and clickbait that opens the door to pesky viruses.

Possibility of viruses

Like with most adult websites, the chance of catching viruses and other malicious malware is there. Unfortunately, if you do not have the proper virus protection program, nothing gives you complete protection against these possibilities. However, this could be avoided with the correct programs and consideration.

Conclusion

Is OnlyFans safe? It is mostly secure.

OnlyFans is still risky due to the chances of being exposed to malicious malware, but it depends on your personal preferences and how badly you want to please your desired thrill. In the end, most of the dangers of OnlyFans can be avoided with the right protection, using a proper antivirus program, and careful consideration when exploring the website itself.

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