According to the news outlet, an adult website owner and a performer have shared that their incomes fell significantly following the takedown of their Instagram posts in late 2018

OnlyFans is facing a pair of lawsuits over claims it conspired with Facebook to disable adult entertainer accounts by placing their content on a terrorism database, the BBC has reported. One was launched earlier this week by a rival platform called FanCentro, and the other is a class action lawsuit made on behalf of three adult entertainers. Both Facebook and OnlyFans were named as defendants in the latter complaint.

The class-action filing from FanCentro has stated that ‘social media content of adult performers promoting rival websites to OnlyFans was placed on a database of extremist material shared between tech companies that are run by the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), as per BBC.

GIFCT is utilized by companies such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to flag terror content for other tech companies. The filing was made on behalf of three adult entertainers, who claim that the wrongful categorization of non-terrorist content has resulted in a decline in visibility and traffic. Although their posts do not violate community guidelines, the uploaded content was forcefully removed in an act known as a ‘shadowban.’

Similar claims were made by FanCentro in its lawsuit. Both say that the problem is happening on Instagram more than any other platform.

According to the news outlet, an adult website owner and a performer have shared that their incomes fell significantly following the takedown of their Instagram posts in late 2018.

These allegations are without merit and we will address them in the context of the litigation as needed, Meta commented on the situation. We are not aware of any evidence to support the theories presented in this lawsuit between two parties with no connection to GIFCT, a GIFCT spokesperson added.