Trisha Paytas is facing backlash after transforming a YouTube channel previously associated with her OnlyFans content into a family channel featuring her young children. The move has reignited criticism of the influencer's decision to bring her family into the public eye.
Some viewers online are questioning whether she is protecting her children from the risks of online exposure, and what risks this could open up for her and her family. Some posts, up on 13 November, continue to analyse the situation as they critique Paytas for putting her family's content forward.
Trisha Paytas Faces Criticism Over Family Channel
The controversy centres on the Paytas-Hacmon Family Channel, which features Paytas, her husband Moses Hacmon, and their children. While the content appears to present ordinary family moments and child-friendly videos, critics argue that making the children the focus of publicly available content raises questions about their privacy and ability to consent to having their lives documented online.
The discussion has gained traction on Reddit, particularly among users who say they were surprised by Paytas' decision because of her previous comments about family channels. Some have also questioned the choice to repurpose a channel that had been used to promote her OnlyFans material.
A Reddit discussion in the r/LAinfluencersnark community has drawn attention to the channel's change in direction, with commenters expressing concern about the children appearing in videos.
Some users said they were uncomfortable with the idea of children becoming the central attraction of a family channel, arguing that occasional appearances in their parents' content are different from having a dedicated platform built around them.
Others pointed to Paytas' past criticism of family vloggers, suggesting that her latest move appears inconsistent with views she expressed about children being filmed for online entertainment.
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The criticism is not limited to the amount of content featuring the children. Commenters have also raised questions about the potential audience for family videos and the difficulty of controlling how publicly shared footage might be viewed, saved or circulated.
One Reddit user wrote that they were disappointed by the decision, adding that occasional appearances in videos focused on the parents were different from creating a channel specifically centred on the children.
Her Comments About Family Vlogging Resurface
Paytas' past remarks have become a major part of the backlash. During an earlier episode of the Frenemies podcast with Ethan Klein, she criticised the practice of filming children for family channels and questioned the circumstances in which young participants were expected to work.
Her comments have since been revisited by viewers who see the family channel as a departure from that position.
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The controversy also involves the channel's history. A May 2026 account by writer Julia Caramagna on Medium reported that Paytas had used the account to promote OnlyFans content before changing its branding and uploading videos featuring her daughters. The writer also noted that some older videos were still available when the family content was initially posted, although they had reportedly been removed by 22 April.
That history has prompted further discussion about the audience already subscribed to the channel and whether a platform with an adult-content background is an appropriate place to publish videos featuring children.
Paytas Says She Wants to Protect Her Children
The debate comes as Paytas has spoken publicly about her children and her own complicated relationship with her past online content.
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In a November 10 interview with The Washington Post, the influencer discussed her sexually explicit work and said she wished she could erase her OnlyFans material from the internet. She also expressed concern about what her children might think when they eventually learn about that part of her career.
Paytas said she hated that other people continued to own and sell footage of her without her consent. The interview also touched on her worries about how her past could affect her children as they grow older.
