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OFM glossary: every industry term, explained and put in legal context.

One term, one page: what it means, how it is used in OFM, and what the law says about it. To decode an agency chat, a contract or a platform notice.

OFM glossaryPayout

Payout meaning: OnlyFans or MYM sending your earnings to a bank or e-wallet. Pending periods, minimum withdrawals, what your bank sees, US and UK tax.

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OFM glossaryOFM account manager

OFM account manager: the person running an OnlyFans or MYM account day to day in an agency. Duties, US and UK status, the contract and who stays liable.

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OFM glossaryUGC (user-generated content)

UGC (user-generated content) meaning: what a UGC creator does, how it differs from influencer marketing, copyright licensing, US and UK fake review rules.

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OFM glossaryContent creator

Content creator legal status in the US and UK: sole proprietor, sole trader, LLC or limited company, how income is taxed, and FTC, ASA and CMA ad rules.

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OFM glossaryPimping and procuring

Pimping, pandering, procuring: legal definitions in US state and federal law (FOSTA-SESTA) and the UK Sexual Offences Act 2003, and why OFM agencies care.

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OFM glossaryFindom

Findom (financial domination) meaning: a consensual kink of sending money to a dominant. When it becomes extortion in US and UK law, and how it is taxed.

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OFM glossaryCam girl (camgirl)

Cam girl meaning: an adult who performs live on webcam for paying viewers. Where it is legal, the lines in US and UK law, and how the income is taxed.

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OFM glossaryW-8BEN

W-8BEN: the IRS form a non-US creator gives a platform to certify foreign status and claim treaty benefits. The UK-US treaty, W-8BEN-E and W-9.

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OFM glossaryShadowban

Shadowban meaning: a platform quietly limiting how far your posts are shown. Why OnlyFans creators get hit on Instagram, TikTok and X, and how to appeal.

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OFM glossaryDoxxing

Doxxing meaning: publishing someone's real name, address or contacts to expose them. Is it illegal in the US and UK, and how creators protect anonymity.

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OFM glossaryCatfish

Catfish meaning: pretending to be someone else online with a fake profile. Fake creator accounts, AI personas, and when it becomes fraud in US and UK law.

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OFM glossaryChargeback

Chargeback meaning: a fan disputes a card payment and the money is clawed back. Impact on OnlyFans balances, friendly fraud, US and UK rules, your rights.

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OFM glossaryDMCA takedown

DMCA takedown meaning: the US procedure of 17 U.S.C. § 512, valid notices, counter-notices, UK and EU equivalents, and using it against OnlyFans leaks.

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OFM glossarySexting

Sexting meaning: exchanging sexual messages, photos or videos. Paid sexting on OnlyFans, consent, minors, sextortion, US and UK law and where to get help.

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OFM glossaryGFE (girlfriend experience)

GFE means girlfriend experience, a simulated relationship sold to a client. Its use in OnlyFans chatting and when it becomes deception or a crime in US/UK.

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OFM glossaryKYC (know your customer)

KYC means know your customer: the identity and source-of-funds checks banks and OnlyFans run. What US and UK law require and why accounts get frozen.

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OFM glossaryNSFW and SFW

NSFW means not safe for work: content, usually sexual, not to open at work. Definition, SFW, rules on X, Instagram and TikTok, and US and UK law on minors.

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OFM glossaryPPV (pay per view)

PPV means pay per view: content sold item by item on top of a subscription. OnlyFans PPV messages, pricing, refunds, tax and deceptive practices rules.

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