OnlyFans Lawsuit Claims Platform Auto-Renews Subscriptions Without Consent or Disclosures

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A proposed class action lawsuit claims that OnlyFans.com illegally enrolls consumers into automatically renewing memberships without providing “clear and conspicuous” disclosures or obtaining affirmative consent.

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The 12-page OnlyFans lawsuit claims that consumers are not adequately informed during the sign-up process that the subscription they are buying for a content creator’s page will automatically renew—and cost more than they initially agreed to pay.

To access content uploaded by individual creators on OnlyFans.com, consumers must first create an account, which includes adding their payment card information, the suit explains. Consumers may then browse through creator profiles and choose to which they’d like to subscribe, with the price of each subscription listed on each profile’s “subscribe” button, the case says.

The complaint alleges that at no point in this process is the consumer prominently or clearly informed, as required by the California Automatic Renewal Law, that their subscription with automatically renew or of OnlyFans.com’s cancellation policy and process. Similarly, at no point does OnlyFans receive a consumer’s affirmative consent to these renewal and cancellation agreements, the lawsuit claims.

The filing also contends that no disclosure is made about the website’s ability to charge significantly more than a content creator’s listed subscription price. The plaintiff, a California resident, claims he was consistently charged $20 per month for an OnlyFans subscription initially listed at $4.

The class action lawsuit against OnlyFans.com seeks to represent all individuals in California who were enrolled in a subscription through OnlyFans.com on or after May 13, 2021 and charged for the subscription within the applicable statute of limitations period.

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