Israeli human rights organizations are urging State Attorney Amit Eisman to act against OnlyFans, arguing that the subscription-based platform may be enabling sexual exploitation, prostitution, and harm to minors in violation of Israeli law.
The appeal was submitted by the Task Force on Human Trafficking and Prostitution and the Jerusalem Institute of Justice after Eisman recently declined their request to take steps against the site, including possible blocking measures, according to a report by Israeli news portal N12. The State Attorney’s Office said it would consider action in the future if specific, substantiated cases of legal violations are presented.
The organizations argue that this standard is too narrow. In a renewed letter sent Thursday, they called on prosecutors to contact OnlyFans directly and demand information about its enforcement practices in Israel, rather than relying on the company’s own public assurances.
“When there are cumulative, credible, and consistent indications of harmful patterns, there is a duty to examine the platform systemically, not only case by case,” the groups wrote.
Last month, attorney Yael Ben-Simhon of the Cyber Department in the State Attorney’s Office said prosecutors could not currently determine that OnlyFans, as a whole, is intended for advertising prostitution services. She also noted that Israeli law has not yet explicitly defined online prostitution as prostitution under existing statutes, which is one reason blocking orders have not been pursued.
The State Attorney’s Office also said it had not requested the removal of illegal content from the platform because such material is difficult to identify, particularly when alleged conduct takes place in private chats. Still, prosecutors said they would consider steps, including voluntary requests to OnlyFans, if concrete evidence of violations emerges.
The rights groups rejected that approach, saying civil society does not have the investigative powers of the state and that Israeli authorities must examine the platform’s conduct more broadly. They cited international cases and investigations alleging non-consensual sexual content on the platform, as well as the growing use of paid “agents” who promote women producing sexual content online.
The organizations also contacted OnlyFans’ global management, requesting data on enforcement in Israel over the past five years, including removed accounts involving minors, agency-managed accounts, and any reports made to Israeli authorities concerning suspected human trafficking.
“OnlyFans is a prostitution arena in every sense,” said Moria Rudel Silfan, CEO of the Task Force on Human Trafficking and Prostitution. She described the site as “modern online pimping” packaged as sexual content.
Attorney Rotem Ben-Simhon of the Jerusalem Institute of Justice said regulation has lagged behind reality, allowing platforms to operate with little oversight.
The campaign may now move to the Knesset, where a bill against online prostitution has recently been introduced. The proposal would clarify that payment for a filmed or live-streamed sexual act is prohibited under Israeli law.
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