Pornhub’s removal of millions of videos may pose a significant threat to sex workers, already struggling during the pandemic, who use the platform’s sales as a source of income. The purge by Monday morning brought the total number of videos on the site down from 13m to just 4m, a report from Motherboard found. “At Pornhub, the safety of our community is our top priority.” "In many cases, these falsehoods have been propagated by groups whose stated agenda is to shut down the adult entertainment industry.“This means every piece of Pornhub content is from verified uploaders, a requirement that platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and Twitter have yet to institute,” the company said in a blog posted announcing the changes. These assertions are reckless and, more importantly, absolutely false," a spokesperson at MindGeek said in a statement. "Recently, allegations have been made that MindGeek knowingly allowed and monetized. MindGeek told CNBC it has never tolerated child sexual abuse material or any other illegal material. Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman recently spoke out about the controversy, calling on Visa to pressure Pornhub to remove child pornography from its site. District Judge Cormac Carney, of the Central District of California in Santa Ana, said Visa made the decision to continue to recognize MindGeek as a merchant, despite its alleged knowledge that MindGeek monetized child porn. The woman is suing Visa and MindGeek over a sexually explicit video her boyfriend filmed of her when she was 13 years old. "This step will further enforce our December 2020 decision to terminate the use of our products on that site."Īt that time, Visa also suspended sites that contained user-generated content, and acceptance on those sites has not been reinstated. "New facts from last week's court ruling made us aware of advertising revenue outside of our view that appears to provide Pornhub with indirect funding," a statement from Mastercard said. Separately, Mastercard told CNBC it's directing financial institutions to suspend acceptance of its products at TrafficJunky following the court ruling. "Visa can be used only at MindGeek studio sites that feature adult professional actors in legal adult entertainment." We do not make moral judgments on legal purchases made by consumers, and we respect the rightful role of lawmakers to make decisions about what is legal and what is not," Kelly said. "It is Visa's policy to follow the law of every country in which we do business. Kelly said the court decision created uncertainty about the role of TrafficJunky, MindGeek's advertising arm, and accordingly, the company will suspend its Visa acceptance privileges until further notice. During this suspension, Visa cards will not be able to be used to purchase advertising on any sites, including Pornhub or other MindGeek-affiliated sites, Kelly said. We are vigilant in our efforts to deter this, and other illegal activity on our network." Our rules explicitly and unequivocally prohibit the use of our products to pay for content that depicts nonconsensual sexual behavior or child sexual abuse. "It is illegal, and Visa does not permit the use of our network for illegal activity. "Visa condemns sex trafficking, sexual exploitation, and child sexual abuse," Kelly said. Visa CEO and Chairman Al Kelly said in a statement Thursday that he strongly disagrees with the court and is confident in his position.
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