OnlyFans models are filing copyright takedown requests that inadvertently remove hacked government websites from search results.
Scammers are hijacking legitimate government sites to host ads for “leaked” OnlyFans content. These pages contain clickbait links tied to adult creators without their consent.
Thousands of copyright complaints from adult content creators are now being used to purge these malicious links. The takedown notices, filed under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), target the unauthorized use of images and videos.
Search engines like Google comply with valid DMCA notices by delisting specific URLs from results. When a compliant notice targets a hacked government page, that page disappears from search visibility.
This unintentionally cleans up search results for everyone, including users who might have clicked on dangerous links. The process removes both the copyrighted material and the scam content hosted alongside it.
The hacked websites range from small municipal domains to broader government portals. Scammers exploit security vulnerabilities to inject adult content ads into these trusted pages.
For the creators, the DMCA process is a routine step to protect their intellectual property. The accidental removal of malicious sites is an unintended but welcome side effect.
This overlap of copyright enforcement and cybersecurity highlights a novel benefit of creator-driven takedown systems. It demonstrates how individual actions can have broader protective impacts online.
