An OnlyFans model who wants to find love says she’s been kicked off of several dating apps for having “too many matches.”
Daisy Renegade, from the Midlands, has been using dating apps for two years - and for a while, she was attracting lots of attention.
“At one point I think I had more than 10,000 matches,” Daisy, 35, told The Mirror.
But as her list of potential suitors piled up, she started to realise her success was slowing down - and sometimes she’d go days without any matches at all.
“It’s like the apps were making me completely invisible,” she described.
Daisy added she also stopped receiving messages from people she’d already matched with - and some of her matches were disappearing altogether.
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“I was paying for the premium versions of the apps but I wasn’t getting any benefit,” she said.
Daisy was also paying for “boosts” to her profile, which put a person on the top of the pile for the area they’re in.
Despite her profile being more visible, Daisy realised something was up when no one appeared to be swiping right on her.
She thinks the unusual activity was the result of a so-called “shadow ban” which means the account is still active, but it’s not visible to anyone else on the app.
However, things only got worse for Daisy when her dating app accounts started to disappear altogether - without any warning or explanation.
“I started making more accounts using different phone numbers and SIM cards, but the same thing was happening every time,” she recalled.
Frustrated, Daisy began emailing the dating apps she was using to find out why she was being banned from the platforms - but she says she’s never received a proper explanation.
It’s led her to believe she’s been discriminated against for being “pretty” and having an OnlyFans account.
Although she says she’s never advertised her channel on dating apps, she links back to her Instagram account, @baby.renegade, which features a link to her OnlyFans page.
“I’ve had a lot of people messaging me on apps saying I’m only there to advertise my account, but I’m just being upfront about it from the beginning,” she explained.
“A lot of people won’t like it and if I’m looking to date, the best thing to do is be honest.”
Although she can never know for sure why she’s been banned from several dating apps, Daisy suspects the OnlyFans page is the reason.
She said: “I think it’s possibly to do with them not liking sex workers in general. These apps are stigmatising something that really shouldn’t be an issue.
“We live in a society that encourages women to be open and free, but as soon as we talk about sex or being liberal with our bodies, we’re punished.
“I think it’s misogynistic as hell.”
