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Russian OnlyFans creators who had their accounts locked amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have now regained access to their content and funds, according to reports.
Several Russian OnlyFans creators discovered they were unable to retrieve their earnings or sign in to their accounts after Russiabegan its attackon Ukraine last week, according toThe Daily Beast. Many users sell access to personal photo and video content on the platform, which can often be theirprimary source of income.
“Why they do this to ordinary people?! You decided to ruin our lives??!” the content creator added.
A 21-year-old creator told the outlet that being locked out of their OnlyFans account meant they could no longer “buy food or pay my rent.”
“I have taken part in several protests since I moved to Moscow when I was 18,” the creator told The Daily Beast. “We are not Putin! All my prayers for peace and the Ukraine people.”
OnlyFans, which is based in London, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The company toldRolling Stonethat the creators were unable to access their payments after select Russian banks were disconnected from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) as part of sanctions against the country.
SWIFT is an internal messaging system connecting more than 11,000 banks in over 200 countries and territories. The decision to remove Russian banks from the service meant they were cut off from much of the world’s financial system,CNBCreported.
“Their accounts will have full functionalities as long as we continue to have payment methods to support them,” the company said. “We were not terminating or suspending any creator accounts based on the creator’s location, and we are doing everything we can to support our community.”
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Putin insists Ukraine has historic ties to Russia and he is acting in the interest of so-called “peacekeeping.”
Various countries have also pledged aid or military support to Ukraine, whose president,Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has pleaded for peace talks while urging his country to resist
source: people.com
