Thursday was sad day for fans, rappers, and content creators alike as OnlyFans announced its decision to ban explicit content from its platform. The ban, which will be effective October 1st, 2021, is part of its new policy, which it says it will continue to release details on in the coming weeks.

“In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the platform, and to continue to host an inclusive community of creators and fans, we must evolve our content guidelines,” OnlyFans said in a statement.

Content creators on the site already started confirming that they’ll be using alternative platforms to advertise their adult entertainment content.

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— xoAeriel (@xoAeriel) August 19, 2021

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Also nudity WILL BE ALLOWED even after Oct 1st, so my fans are gonna be HAPPY 😊

— Kaitlyn (@wildkait) August 19, 2021

Yahoo reports that the platform came up with the decision to ban adult content because of “pressure from banking partners and payout providers.” And while the platform wasn’t strictly designed for the adult entertainment industry — it was a subscription-based artists’ platform, similar to Patreon, in its initial incarnation — it became Ground Zero for the new wave of explicit entertainment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Naturally, when news about OnlyFans’ switch to SFW content was announced, it immediately became a Twitter trending topic. Black Twitter, especially, had a field day with the announcement. And what would Black Twitter be, really, without Plies weighing in on the matter?

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— Plies (@plies) August 19, 2021

Black Twitter didn’t disappoint with the humor, either. Check out some of our favorite comments from Black Twitter, who showed up and showed out on the social media hellscape known as Twitter.

Bella Thorne after hearing she cant do Only Fans anymore pic.twitter.com/EaDWShxQq7

— Timbo 🏁 (@Iamthetimby) August 19, 2021

When you see your ex post that she’s looking for a new job the same day OnlyFans starts censoring adult content pic.twitter.com/S86ycxqmIJ

— Dan, Deity of Dips (@DipDeity) August 19, 2021

https://twitter.com/big_broke_nigga/status/1428481105427013634?s=20

On the mainstream side, even Edward Snowden chimed in on the OnlyFans news.

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— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) August 19, 2021

Not really what was on anyone’s mind, but okay, Edward.

Plies, Edward Snowden, and Black Twitter aside, we decided to take a look at the numbers, dollars and cents, for OnlyFans and this latest announcement. The company had its reasons for doing what it did…and those billions of reasons were financial in nature. Which, at the end of the day, is completely unsurprising.

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