MONTREAL—ManyVids CEO and co-founder Bella French has issued a statement regarding a fraudulent account that was posting and selling unauthorized copies of her explicit photos and videos.
The fake account, which had been active since December 2016 on the OnlyFans platform, has since been removed after French contacted the site.
French, a former full-time cam model, only recently became aware of the account when a fan informed her of it. She has an extensive library of content accessible to her fans worldwide and exclusively on ManyVids.com.
French said she reached out to OnlyFans and requested that the fraudulent account be removed but did not receive a timely response.
“Pirated content is rampant in the adult industry," she said in a statement. "It is so commonplace that it has bred complacency. There is reluctance to demonstrate a sense of urgency or proactiveness in these situations to protect the content creators. If it can happen to me, how many others have also experienced this type of frustration?
“To say I am disappointed with OnlyFans response is an understatement. I am frustrated by OnlyFans reaction and their unwillingness to cooperate for many days. I will not stay silent, this is about injustice and content creators like myself being ignored. Business owners in the adult community have a responsibility to set up processes to address the issue as proactively and respectfully as possible. I call upon our community in the adult space, OnlyFans included, to collaborate and introduce protocols that will serve to protect the performers and not the criminals that are profiting from them.”
