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Technology,
Government,
Civil Litigation

Feb. 25, 2022

Adult entertainers say Meta, OnlyFans collude against them

The three plaintiffs, performers in the online adult entertainment business, stated in their filing in the Northern District of California that users of platforms like theirs that compete with OnlyFans are having their posts deleted or hidden.

A class of adult entertainers filed a $5 million federal lawsuit against social media titan Meta, alleging they are being blacklisted in a process that manipulates behind-the-scenes databases and harms "thousands of small entrepreneurs who rely on social media to earn a living."

The three plaintiffs, performers in the online adult entertainment business, stated in their Tuesday filing in the Northern District of California that users of pl...

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