The Original Fans Only Creators Are Retiring—and Some Are Asking You to Forget They Exist

On April 28, Before noon, Win White entered the X and has been sent a list about messages to his 65,000 followers who, until then, were largely unaware of his past OnlyFans the creator.

“I humbly ask that we all refrain from sharing the past. If you see it, keep it… good,” he said. he wrote. “I know where I’ve been and I think I’m lucky to be alive after that.”

That morning White, 29, received several DMs about an old video of him making the rounds. Although she has done her best to separate her old life from her new life – last year she deleted her OnlyFans account and a separate X account where she posted content – she often has a habit of dating him. “All the work I did for OnlyFans, I did it in California. I don’t really talk about it on the site. So I was scared,” White told WIRED.

However, he had a desire for how his request would be received, and how negative his answers would be. “From the moment I sent that tweet I knew this wasn’t something anyone would follow. I didn’t expect any respect.”

His reactions, which ranged from sympathy to contempt, mocked White for his past choices. “You were desperate so deal with what’s going on,” user X he replied. As more and more people, the problem started it burned strong to discuss around license limits and usage rules.

OnlyFans grew exponentially between 2020 and 2023. A Navy veteran, White signed on to the platform in September 2022 because he wanted to establish independence from a toxic relationship he was trying to get out of. By August 2023, the year he left, OnlyFans had over 3 million creators. White claims to have shot 40 videos in total, mostly by himself, except for a few with an ex-partner.

The event had begun to feel like an unknown to who he was, on top of the low-paying record results. I only did this when I needed money to do something educational. It wasn’t my day job. There’s another thing, White says, “I was so absorbed,” and that’s why he was so impressed with the response to his letters asking people to stop sharing what he wrote.

Many people said that White’s request was unreasonable. This is the internet and, well, the internet is static. “You can’t ask millions of strangers to agree to a policy of ‘silence’ on things you write and keep. That’s not how this works,” he wrote. one X userand another in addition to: “Digital writing is here and it’s not going away.” Some called the request fraudulent considering they paid for the service. Added @stuntqween: “I’m respectable, but it’s funny when retired gays get the money they dream of (making porn) and then suddenly ‘take it off!’ Babe we paid for this content, we shared your content to HELP YOU & help your life. ” White’s supporters argued that it came down to a consensus — a consensus — that failing to resume is an unfair penalty. He asked @MrFlyyyGuyyy“Why aren’t you comfortable ignoring someone’s consent?”

Over the past few years, there has been a significant migration of high-profile creators from OnlyFans, including influencers. Black China and Great British Bakeoff winner John Whiteand others have to face difficult questions as they leave the business.