OneHungLow

Paul and I have made a conscious decision: FilmsAi will close on January 1, 2027. We will honor the commitments we’ve already made: $1,000 USD of our own money for the November Creator Fund and another $1,000 USD for December. FilmsAi’s cut remains $0. This decision comes after personal attacks and harassment reached our family, including my daughter. I was sick yesterday and didn’t get out of bed. I woke up to hate messages and posts targeting FilmsAi, Paul, and me. I usually laugh this stuff off, mute accounts, and get on with my day. Finding out that family members are now receiving it crosses a line. Criticism is one thing. Personal attacks are another. You can dislike us. You can criticize our platform. Targeting our family is unacceptable. We will document that harassment and pursue appropriate lawful action. My daughter is not collateral for an internet argument. Paul and I operate under our real names and identities. We stand behind what we build and what we say. We believe accounts associated with another platform have helped fuel this pile-on while keeping their own identities concealed. Before repeating their accusations, or ours, look at the evidence. An anonymous account’s confidence does not make its claims true. There are real people and families on the receiving end. Some claims already conflict with our records. For creators who accepted the September payout, November 19 marks the end of the 45-day period, after which you can delete your content. We believe that commitment for content receiving a payout is reasonable, even when someone’s opinion of us changes. We started FilmsAi because we wanted to support independent creators and give their work a place to be seen. Making money was never the reason. We’ve put thousands of dollars into creator payouts, development, and the infrastructure that keeps FilmsAi running. We run and maintain our own server setup, and those bills are real. So are the hours spent building, moderating, troubleshooting, and promoting people’s work. We were happy to invest that time and money. We did not anticipate our families becoming targets. Creators are welcome to keep uploading throughout November and December. Eligible, approved uploads will count toward the respective monthly creator funds. We made those commitments, and we intend to keep them. To everyone who has supported FilmsAi, shared their work, and treated us with kindness: thank you. Your creativity gave this project its purpose. To anyone participating in the harassment: please understand that you are hurting real people who put their own time, money, and hearts into this. We love what we built. We also have a family to protect. November monetization details and creator guidelines in the first comment. 👇