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Yahoo
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Channel 4 Defends Inclusion Of 'Explicit' Scenes In New Bonnie Blue Documentary
Channel 4 is defending the decision to include graphic sexual scenes in a new documentary about the OnlyFans performer Bonnie Blue. The British adult star – whose legal name is Tia Billinger – has generated a lot of conversation and debate in recent years, most notably after setting herself a challenge earlier this year to have sex with more than 1,000 men in the space of a day, which was recorded for her OnlyFans account. On Tuesday, Channel 4 is premiering a new documentary 1,000 Men And Me: The Bonnie Blue Story, with an official synopsis explaining: '[This] documentary goes behind the headlines, clickbait and ragebait to discover what life's really like in Bonnie's wild orbit, how she got here and what's really going on behind those steely blue eyes. 'The film sensitively explores the central question polarising debate about her: Is she a 'dangerous predator', pandering to male fantasies and perpetuating the patriarchy? Or an empowered, sex positive, businesswoman having the last laugh?' After it was reported that the documentary would feature graphic sexual scenes, a spokesperson for Channel 4 has defended their inclusion. 'Careful consideration has been given to the content and the way in which it is included,' they insisted to The Mirror. 'The explicit content in the documentary is editorially justified and provides essential context; making pornographic content is Bonnie's job, and this film is about her work and the response to it.' They added: 'Crucially, the content is presented in a non-gratuitous manner and viewers will be alerted of the sexual content in a programme warning at the start to ensure they understand from the outset the nature of the programme.' Director Victoria Silver previously said: 'Bonnie Blue refuses to conform to public opinion and lives life by her own rules. 'At a time when factual TV is awash with retrospective stories, I wanted to capture the energy of a live and evolving story, with a woman at the heart of it who's living her life in such a bold way.' In the last few months, Bonnie Blue has faced further controversy after recording a podcast with the polarising internet personality Andrew Tate, a key figure in the so-called 'manosphere', who was revealed earlier this year to be facing 10 charges relating to three alleged victims, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking, per BBC News. Tate has denied the charges against him. Last month, it was reported that Bonnie Blue had been banned from OnlyFans after planning a so-called 'petting zoo' event, in which she planned to be tied up while as many as 2,000 men had sex with her, which would have been live-streamed on her page. 'Extreme challenge content is not available on OnlyFans and is not permitted under our Acceptable Use Policy and Terms of Service,' OnlyFans said at the time. 'Any breach of our Terms of Service results in content or account deactivation.' 1,000 Men And Me: The Bonnie Blue Story will air on Tuesday 29 July at 10pm on Channel 4. MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: 'I'm Gonna Destroy Your F**king Life': Winona Ryder Gets Candid About Director's Shocking Abuse 'That Really Hurt Me': Music Legend Admits Past 'Bad Blood' With Elton John Denise Welch Shares The 1 Reason She's Not Losing Sleep Over Taylor Swift And Matty Healy's Split
19-07-2025
Digital design firm agrees to block 3D guns, following letter from Manhattan DA
One of the world's largest digital design platforms, Thingiverse, is taking new steps to block 3D-printed guns and gun parts after investigators in New York discovered an alarming number of design files for 3D-printed weapons available for download. Thingiverse began deploying automated technology to rapidly detect and remove digital files for 3D-printed firearms. "Thingiverse is committed to fostering a safe, welcoming, and collaborative environment for its global community. As part of this commitment, we regularly review and update our policies and procedures to help prevent the sharing of unlawful and harmful content, such as weapons and illegal materials, as outlined in our Acceptable Use Policy," the company said in a statement. "Following discussions with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office about concerns around untraceable firearms, we are taking additional steps to improve our content moderation efforts," they added. Untraceable ghost guns have become an increasing problem. One hundred and fifty ghost guns were seized in New York City in 2020. The number tripled in 2024. More recently, the ghost guns have evolved into weapons that can be made with nothing more than a 3D printer and a computer. A user can download a design file for Glock and print it within a few hours, concealed from public view. Earlier this year, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sent letters to 3D printing companies asking them to help combat the spread of homemade guns, which he called a "growing threat." Luigi Mangione allegedly used a 3D-printed gun and silencer in the assassination-style killing of United Healthcare chief executive Brian Thompson. Mangione pleaded not guilty to federal charges. Bragg called on the companies to remove online blueprints, known as CAD files, that can be used to print firearms and gun parts without a background check. Before an individual can use a 3D printer, they need digital designs for the product they want to manufacture, commonly in the form of "STL", "3MF", or "OBJ" files. In the case of Thingiverse, one of the largest platforms in the digital design space, investigators from the district attorney's office and the NYPD found hundreds of CAD files for 3D-printed weapons, alarming both law enforcement and the company. As Thingiverse grew, its existing security measures could not keep up with weapons-related CAD files. Its engineers souped them up and a recent test found a significant number of those files no longer available, according to the district attorney's office. "Combating the proliferation of 3D-printed weapons remains a top priority for the Office, and I am grateful to Thingiverse for its willingness to collaborate on addressing this urgent issue," Bragg said. "It's good faith efforts to stop the spread of 3D-printed weapons into our communities should serve as a model for other 3D printing and digital design companies." This week, Bragg sent a similar letter to Bambu Lab, a China-based manufacturer of 3D printers. "The risk your product creates, as 3D printers are used more and more frequently in schools and homes, is unacceptable," Bragg wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by ABC News. He called on Bambu Lab to adopt a security measure used by a different company that checks print jobs against a database of gun blueprints and uses AI to attempt to recognize the shapes of common gun parts. When a user opts into this program, it blocks prints of detected firearms. "In order to protect your customers and our residents, and to provide additional roadblocks in the acquisition of illicit firearms, I urge that you implement similar security features as a default standard for all users of your product," the DA wrote. "Additionally, it is paramount that you explicitly ban the creation of illegal weapons in your company's user agreement, as your user's agreement makes no mention of rules regarding the use of Bambu technology for weapons acquisition." The district attorney's office conceded the measure will not stop the proliferation of ghost guns, but the goal is to make it harder for people to find the designs to create them.
Cosmopolitan
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
3 OnlyFans creators weigh in on Bonnie Blue's shock, ‘permanent' OF ban
By now, you'll have surely heard of Bonnie Blue: a woman who is no stranger to online infamy. The 26-year-old OnlyFans creator is notorious for her extreme sex stunts, including breaking the world record for sleeping with 1,000 men in a day. She's also toured university freshers weeks in the UK and visited Cancun, a popular spring break destination for US students, offering 'barely legal' men (aged at least 18) the opportunity to sleep with her in exchange for their consent to be filmed and appear in her OF content. Her stunts have gained her a substantial online following — and attracted considerable backlash. Speaking to Cosmopolitan UK earlier this year, Blue pushed back at critics, suggesting that her stunts are a way of educating participants about sex. 'If I had a child, I'd be sending them to one of these events,' she said. 'I provide a safe, judgement-free environment with security-scanned ID and a breathalyser test. And [participants] are doing something good for society by putting an educational video out there. What part of that is dangerous?' Now, the platform on which she's made her name (and big bucks — specifically, an eye-watering $2.1 million per month) has thrown a spanner in her controversial success: OnlyFans has banned Bonnie Blue. Earlier this month, Blue promised to top her 1,000 men in a day feat: announcing a stunt she called the 'Bonnie Blue petting zoo' which would allow members of the public to touch her, or have intercourse with her, while she was tied up in a glass box. The challenge was due to take place tomorrow (15 June), but has since been cancelled due to online outrage. And this time, the controversy has caught the attention of OnlyFans, who've shut down Blue's account. When we reached out for comment, an OnlyFans spokesperson told Cosmopolitan UK: 'Extreme 'challenge' content is not available on OnlyFans and is not permitted under our Acceptable Use Policy and Terms of Service. Any breach of our Terms of Service results in content or account deactivation.' According to The Metro, a contact at the platform also confirmed that the ban was 'permanent'. Cosmopolitan UK can confirm that when attempting to access Bonnie Blue's two OnlyFans accounts ( and both pages have been taken down. Blue has not yet made any statement on social media or to the press, but she has updated the link in her Instagram bio so that it directs to her Fansly account, where she began posting on 11 June. Fansly is an alternative, subscription-based platform to OnlyFans, and her page currently stands at 5.5k followers, which is a huge dip from the 300,000 OnlyFans followers she had earlier in 2025 – suggesting her income has taken a major hit. Blue — alongside the OnlyFans creator Lily Philips, who embarked on her own challenge to sleep with 100 men in a day — has been the subject of plenty of column inches, which paint her online presence as a cause, rather than a symptom, of misogyny and sexism. However, while there is plenty of spirited online discourse about Blue from those outside the sex industry, what do other online sex workers think? So far, Blue has been criticised by Sophie Rain, the creator of the popular OnlyFans collective Bop House, who said: 'It's no longer women empowerment. It's shock value, and she's making a joke out of all of us.' Regardless of individuals' personal feelings around Blue, the ban has taken place amid a time of uncertainty for OnlyFans creators. It was revealed in late May that the platform's owner, Fenix International, was in talks to be sold for $8 billion (£5.9 billion) to a consortium headed up by US investment firm Forest Road Company. Whenever a company is set to change hands, it raises questions about its future direction. However, with the increasing censorship of online pornography — which, in recent years, has seen the likes of Pornhub exit France and be blocked in multiple US states due to age verification controversies — the stakes could be even higher for OnlyFans NSFW content creators as they navigate uncertain territory. Now, speaking exclusively to Cosmopolitan UK, three OnlyFans creators and online sex workers weigh in with their opinions about the news of Blue's permanent ban. 'Anytime a performer loses access to their main source of income and primary platform, it's a sad day. Especially in 2025, when our payment processors and platforms are threatened by incoming censorship laws disguised as 'adult verification'. Bonnie is privileged that she is in an income bracket where she has support in place to protect herself in case of removal from one of her platforms. She also has the ability to use her network and brand name to spread the word that she was banned. Most models, who often get banned or reprimanded for much less, do not have those options. This means they're less likely to pivot easily via funnelling fans to new platforms or regaining account access due to press or protest. I think Bonnie [has made] the OnlyFans platform enough money that the choice to ban her is more about the OF brand image than anything else. I'm sure the press she's been acquiring for her 'extreme' sexual stunts is counterintuitive to the brand OnlyFans has been trying to reign in the past couple of years. The platform has been investing heavily into their safe-for-work avenues, like OFTV, so I'm guessing that factors into their decision making. Especially if the company plans on selling, taking on investors, or simply dealing with payment processors and banks.' 'Every respectable platform takes consent, privacy, and age verification very seriously. As OnlyFans creators we are all at risk if we violate their rules, and I suspect there were many rules violated with her type of content. I think her publicity stunts have probably put pressure onto OnlyFans and other similar platforms to enforce their rules more. Honestly as an older woman and mum, who had a full career before my success on OnlyFans, I feel bad for [Bonnie Blue]. Clearly I believe in a woman having the power to do what she wants — and in no way am shaming her, or anyone — but I don't see this ending well for her or the others that are competing to outdo each other with these extremes.' 'I'm not surprised [Bonnie Blue] has been banned; I could see it from a mile off. In my opinion, what she does is escorting ['escort' and 'escorting' are restricted words on OnlyFans, and the platform's terms of service discourage any mention of creators and fans meeting in person]. She's agreeing to meet these men to have intercourse and they are paying in consent to post on OnlyFans. OnlyFans is trying to sell their platform right now. If she's the poster girl for OnlyFans, it makes sense for her to be banned: she doesn't have much backing from the general public, except for sadistic men who have pent-up rage against women. It sucks because it's likely that any woman who has followed in her suit will get banned. You don't want people to lose their income, all of these girls have worked hard to get where they are. Bonnie has done some things that will change her for the rest of her life and it's unfortunate that she's losing what makes her thrive and survive. Bonnie, though, has taken rage baiting to the extreme, saying things like 'you need to expect [men are] going to go elsewhere if you aren't sleeping with them'. These are the repercussions if you're going to push boundaries like these in a society where women are so pushed down behind the scenes.' Cosmopolitan UK has reached out to Bonnie Blue for comment. Megan Wallace (they/them) is Cosmopolitan UK's Former Sex and Relationships Editor covering sexual pleasure, sex toys, LGBTQIA+ identity, dating and romance. They have covered sexuality and relationships for over five years and are the founder of the PULP zine, which publishes essays on culture and sex. In their spare time, they can be found exploring the London kink scene and planning dates on Feeld.
Extra.ie
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Bonnie Blue permanently banned from OnlyFans amid controversy
It looks like adult star Bonnie Blue has been permanently banned from OnlyFans following her recent escapades. The controversial online personality, who is best known for having sex with 1,057 men in a day, has received the lifetime ban for posting and intending to make 'extreme' content. The move comes after the porn star has expressed her plans to sleep with with 2,000 men in a single day in a stunt she has labeled 'Bonnie Blue's Petting Zoo.' It looks like adult star Bonnie Blue has been 'permanently banned' from OnlyFans following her recent escapades. Pic: Bonnie Blue via Instagram Now it seems Bonnie Blue's extreme ways are catching up with her, with an OnlyFans spokesperson having told Metro: 'Extreme challenge content is not available on OnlyFans and is not permitted under our Acceptable Use Policy and Terms of Service. 'Any breach of our Terms of Service results in content or account deactivation… This is why it has been necessary to take this action. We always act when users breach our terms of service.' When the publication asked how long Bonnie's ban will be in place for, OnlyFans replied: 'The ban is permanent.' The controversial online personality, who is best known for having sex with 1,057 men in a day, has received the lifetime ban for posting and intending to make 'extreme' content. Pic: Bonnie Blue via Instagram The 26-year-old gained notoriety for her extreme sexual content including a 24-hour challenge which saw her sexually involved with more than 1,000 men. Earlier this month, the OF model announced her next event would see her 'tied up' inside a glass box 'ready to be used.' In a now deleted website, the event was set to take place on June 15, with Bonnie explaining: 'For 24 hours, I'm all yours. The move comes after the porn star has expressed her plans to sleep with with 2,000 men in a single day in a stunt she has labeled 'Bonnie Blue's Petting Zoo.' Pic: Bonnie Blue via Instagram 'Tied up, gagged, bent over, begging — however you want me, you can have me. No limits. No breaks. Just me, in a box and ready to be used. 'It's dirty, intense, and completely open. You can watch, join in, or do both. There will be live shows, group scenes, and plenty of chances to be involved — whether you want to take control or just enjoy the view.' Bonnie gave further detail on the extreme event last month, telling Kat Baker on The Kat Baker Show that the glass box would be in a house in the centre of London and 'open for the public.' The 26-year-old added that she wanted to beat her record by 'doing 2,000 bodies' in the 24-hour period. Following intense backlash of the challenge, Bonnie — whose real name is Tia Emma Billinger — has pulled it and is set to do a 24-hour live-stream instead.
Hindustan Times
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Why has Bonnie Blue been banned by OnlyFans? Details here
OnlyFans star Bonnie Blue built her fame through jaw-dropping headlines, but it appears the adult content platform that helped make her a millionaire has now shown her the door. Known for her outlandish and provocative challenges, the OnlyFans creator has been permanently banned from the platform, costing her a reported £600,000 a month in earnings, as per The Sun. Bonnie, whose real name is Tia Billinger, isn't new to controversy. The 25-year-old from rural Derbyshire gained notoriety for allegedly sleeping with 1,057 men in just 12 hours. But her recent stunts seem to have gone too far, even for the internet. An OnlyFans spokesperson confirmed: 'Extreme 'challenge' content is not available on OnlyFans and is not permitted under our Acceptable Use Policy and Terms of Service. Any breach of our Terms of Service results in content or account deactivation," The Sun reported. Also read: When OnlyFans star Bonnie Blue who slept with 1,000 men revealed what her dad thinks of her profession Bonnie had reportedly planned a controversial meet-and-greet in London, which involved being tied up inside a glass box. She described the stunt on a podcast as 'Bonnie Blue's petting zoo,' suggesting the public could 'do basically whatever they want' to her. That sparked severe backlash online, with many accusing her of 'promoting rape culture. Her subsequent plan? A 24-hour graphic livestream that never made it to the screen. In January, she made another shocking claim that she had broken the world record for having sex with the most men in 12 hours at a secret event in London. She had also challenged college students during Spring Break in a bizarre contest to give her the "best orgasm", promising to fund the winner's tuition. Born in 1999, Tia reportedly grew up in the village of Sandiacre. She had a modest upbringing, attending Friesland School and competing in street dance competitions. After a stint working retail and then recruitment, she married Oliver Davidson in 2022. The two had been together since she was 15. Their move to Australia marked a turning point. Tia, encouraged by Oliver, tried her hand as a cam girl. It worked. She soon transitioned to OnlyFans, gaining popularity through her 'niche' of sleeping with young students. She even claimed to have slept with 158 students during a Nottingham Trent freshers' week. Her family, particularly her mother Sarah, has supported her unconventional career. Sarah even called herself her daughter's personal assistant. But the viral antics came with consequences. Bonnie was recently banned from Nottingham Forest's stadium for a failed prank. She snuck into the Chelsea away section in disguise, only to be escorted out when spotted. 1 Why was Bonnie Blue banned from OnlyFans?She was banned from the platform due to her extreme content challenges that violated OnlyFans' terms and policies. 2 How much did Bonnie Blue earn on OnlyFans?She claimed she was making £600,000 a month, which totals an estimated £7.2 million annually. 3 Has she attempted similar stunts before?Yes, including a world record sex claim, controversial livestreams, and university-based challenges. 4 Who is Bonnie Blue in real life?Her real name is Tia Billinger. She hails from Derbyshire and began her adult content career after moving to Australia. 5 Is her family supportive of her career?Yes. Her mother, Sarah, often helps with events and logistics, calling herself Bonnie's personal assistant.
