ONLYFANS announces new background check policy for all new U.S. creators
November 20, 2025. Onlyfans CEO Keily Blair posted this announcement on LinkedIn.
“I am very proud to add our partnership with Checkr Trust to our onboarding process in the US. Checkr, Inc. helps OnlyFans to prevent people who have a criminal conviction which may impact on our community’s safety from signing up as a Creator on OnlyFans. It’s collaborations like this that make the real difference behind the scenes and keep OnlyFans a space where creators and fans feel secure and empowered.”
The announcement did not specify:
• Which exact convictions will disqualify someone.
• Whether current creators will be screened retroactively.
• Whether creators outside the U.S. will be affected
What’s Known / What’s Not Known
Known:
• OnlyFans announced a partnership with screening firm Checkr, Inc. to add criminal-record checks in the U.S. creator onboarding process.
Exact wording includes: “Checkr, Inc. helps OnlyFans to prevent people who have a criminal conviction which may impact on our community’s safety from signing up as a Creator on OnlyFans.” Applies to U.S.-based creators for now.
Not Known:
• Which specific convictions will automatically disqualify someone.
• If existing creators will even be subject to screening either now or in the future.
• If they plan to implement outside the U.S. at any point.
• How far back the criminal record will be checked.
After reading this my first thought went back to the summer of 2021 when they announcement they would no longer allow adult content in the platform (nudity was still allowed) then less then 24 hours later said’ ha ha just kidding! I’m curious to see where this new policy will end up taking them. Will they start with non established creators and in time begin sorting through the rest of us. A huge undertaking to be sure. But so was enforcing the model agreements for anyone collaborating or posting content with anyone else.
I have a well established page with over 13,000 fans. This took 5 years of work to build. I would be devastated if I lost it over a felony conviction from over 10 years ago and took my main source of income. It scared me when I heard about it and I did what 90% of us in this situation did I hopped on google to see what I could find.
It DID NOT ease my mind if anything it made it worse. Comments from creators giving their 2 cents and valuable advice on the matter were everywhere on social media. Here are few comments from X:
“ Hey so the third party company OnlyFans will be making US creators use to conduct criminal background checks…”
“ I would recommend to everybody with ANY charges to focus on a different platform – before you get banned for charges you have NEVER gotten…”
I guess if you have no criminal record they are going to assign you one.
“the craziest part is the charge could be as simple as you stole something at the grocery store…”
I missed that part of the announcement I guess. 🤦♀️
then comments go off topic but said in a way that would make you think they we planning to post your private information along with your mugshot and your banishment notification to the public… and honestly it’s a tad late to worry about your privacy don’t you think? Did you actually read the TOS when you signed up to post nudes on the world wide web? 🤷♀️👇
“Honestly, this is scary for a lot of creators.. Your privacy and safety should always come first…”
I hope this is correct but they never said anything about removal. The announcement only mentions new creators. 👇👇👇
“Some dangerous people with criminal records will be removed, but OF already deactivates accounts of people who do FSSW even if they never mention it on OF….”
“anyone with a prostitution-related charge is about to lose their OF account…”
And here we go again…
“this is going to push the most vulnerable people on OF offline to more precarious in-person work.”
And again…
“That’s literally where I already am and why I’m here.”
Wait, what? It hasn’t even gone into effect yet . Are you seriously blaming them for all your life choices? 🤷♀️
“I imagine there will be a zero tolerance policy
no discernment
and no right of reply or appeal…”
And this guy not a creator but he has lots to say on every topic imaginable.
This is only a a few comments on ONE post on X there are hundreds more all over the internet. Now while I was a bit of a smart ass just now i am not writing this to insult anyone. I want to help others who feel scared, uncertain or vulnerable right take a deep breath n look at things logically.
There’s a lot of confusion around this topic, especially when it comes to crimes involving vulnerable victims like minors or elderly adults. Platforms don’t explain the details clearly, so rumors fill the gaps.
Hopefully this will help — without moral judgment or fear. Just facts and clarity.
🧩 Not All Crimes Are Treated the Same
Let’s get one thing straight:
Platforms don’t judge people morally — they judge risk
(and so do banks, payment processors, and compliance teams).
A 10-year-old drug charge?
A felony that didn’t involve violence?
A nonviolent possession case?
A “weapons under disability” charge from years ago?
These usually mean nothing to platforms.
But crimes involving harm to vulnerable people?
Platforms take those extremely seriously.
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👴👵 Sex Crimes Involving the Elderly = High-Risk Category
Most people understand that any sexual offense involving a minor is an automatic, instant disqualification for platforms.
But what many don’t realize is that sex crimes involving elderly victims fall into the same red-flag category.
Why?
Because elderly adults are considered vulnerable individuals, legally and ethically.
This category includes:
• elderly individuals
• disabled adults
• cognitively impaired adults
• people unable to consent or defend themselves
So charges like:
• sexual battery of an elderly person
• coercion involving an elderly victim
• exploitation of a vulnerable adult
• abuse in nursing or assisted-living settings
are treated just as severely as crimes involving minors.
In other words:
👉 Platforms, banks, and regulators see these as predatory — and they’re automatic deal-breakers.
🟡 But Not Every “Elderly-Related Charge” Is High-Risk
Here’s where people get confused:
The age of a person does not matter unless they are the victim of a harmful crime.
Examples of elderly-related situations that do not count as high-risk:
• an elderly witness was present
• an elderly person lived in the same home or neighborhood
• someone over 65 was part of the narrative but not harmed
• the charge had nothing to do with abuse, coercion, or exploitation
Platforms only flag crimes where the elderly person was the victim AND the crime involved:
• sexual harm
• coercive behavior
• exploitation
• manipulation
• violence
• abuse of power
If those elements aren’t present, it’s not a high-risk charge.
🟢 What Platforms Do Not Care About
Despite all the fear online, platforms are not trying to ban creators over:
• drug charges
• old possession felonies
• mistakes made over a decade ago
• “weapons under disability” (a common technical felony)
• petty theft
• probation violations
• consensual adult sex work charges (solicitation, loitering, etc.)
• nonviolent felony convictions in general
These charges have nothing to do with platform safety and don’t reflect predatory behavior.
Platforms know their creators come from real life — and real life can be messy.
They aren’t banning people for old, unrelated mistakes.
🔥 The Charges That Do Matter (Across All Platforms)
Here’s the universal list of crimes that WILL trigger bans or disqualification because of liability, not morality:
🚫 Crimes involving minors
🚫 Crimes involving elderly or disabled adults
🚫 Human trafficking or related offenses
🚫 Revenge porn
🚫 Promoting or facilitating exploitation
🚫 Sexual assault
🚫 Abuse of vulnerable individuals
🚫 Coercion or force
🚫 Repeated predatory offenses
Platforms want to eliminate predators, not people with ordinary criminal records.
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🧠 Why Platforms Care So Much About Vulnerable-Victim Crimes
It all comes down to:
• financial risk
• lawsuits
• compliance with banking rules
• public perception
• regulatory pressure
• protecting the platform’s reputation
Payment processors (Visa, Mastercard, banks) are especially strict about any behavior that suggests:
• predation
• coercion
• abuse
• trafficking
• exploitation
A sex crime involving an elderly victim = red flag
A sex crime involving a minor = red flag
A sex crime involving a vulnerable adult = red
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