LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — An adult entertainment social media platform provider is facing a lawsuit over its automatic renewal subscription policy.
John Doe 1 and John Doe 2, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a complaint April 3 in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Fenix Internet LLC and Does 1 through 20 alleging violation of of California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Conversion and other claims. The defendant has since removed the case to federal court.
The plaintiffs allege in their class action the defendants' automatic renewal for OnlyFans social media platform "subscriptions" is a scheme that violates California law. Specifically, the plaintiffs claim the defendants' OnlyFan platform available enrolls subscribers in an account to view paid-for OnlyFans-creator content then automatically renews the subscription on a monthly basis.
They further claim the defendants bill charges up to $49.99 on subscribers' credit, debit or third-party payment account without consumers' "affirmative consent" and that the online method to cancel the OnlyFans subscription is a multi-step process. They also allege consumers are not given an "immediately accessible" pre-written cancellation in violation of California law.
The plaintiffs seek monetary relief, interest, trial by jury and all other just relief. They are represented by Caleb Marker of Zimmerman Reed LLP in Los Angeles, Hart Robinovitch of Zimmerman Reed LLP in Scottsdale, Ariz.,and Zachary Freese of Zimmerman Reed LLP in Minneapolis.