When I was young, I had a friend who used to think a stripper kind of liked him. We would go to the same strip club and he would look for the same girl. The guy, who would’ve definitely been an incel, actually believed it. I struggled for years to tell him that was her job. But I never did break his fantasy. Nowadays, every one should know better. Two former OnlyFans subscribers have filed a class action lawsuit for something kind of similar. But has been ligated for a while now. This OnlyFans lawsuit makes some sense.
M. Brunner and J. Fry, both from Illinois, as they are identified in the lawsuit, are suing because of what they are – more aptly – not doing in direct messages. Both individuals suspected that many creators, who paid for tiers that included text message with creators, use agencies or “chatters,” according to 404 Media.
According to the piece, the plaintiffs don’t provide any tangible proof that they are using “chatters.” However, Fry created an account to chat with his favorite creator. “Fry alleges that he “began to become suspicious of who he was actually communicating”. Then he started getting contradicting information and errors in messages,” according to the site.
OnlyFans lawsuit is based on text messages
“By exercising its discretion to enrich itself while participating in the deception of its customers, OnlyFans consciously and deliberately frustrates the agreed common purposes of the contract and disappoints the reasonable expectations of Plaintiffs and Class Members, thereby depriving them of the benefit of their bargain,” the complaint states.
“Creators may choose to work with a wide range of third parties, including photographers, videographers, talent managers and agencies, to curate and monetize their content,” an OnlyFans spokesperson told Cosmopolitan last year for a story about OnlyFans models who use agencies to be more productive.
Now, the concept of being misled to chat with the person of your dreams is nothing new. Many creator content sites will farm out these features to third-party. Several are in litigation for it. However, using basic logic would dictate that someone will thousands of followers would not be able to keep up with hundreds of DMs a day. Whether these guys are legit, or in it for a cash grab, one thing is clear – nothing is ever as it appears.
Especially when deal with lonely people (this isn’t limited to only men) that want a connection with someone. Even if they want to shell out some money to make it happen. Obviously, I am not saying that every creator does this, but they should specify in the plans.
But, then again, as someone who lived through the whole “1-900” ads in the nineties, the person you think you’re speaking with are mostly likely NOT the one you are ACTUALLY speaking with.