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☆ Pornhub is awash in lawsuits. Unverified videos still on the site could bring even more, says the author of the new book 'Takedown.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

AdvertisementPornhub, launched in 2007 and based in Montreal, lets users upload amateur and professional porn videos in much the same way users upload to YouTube. "Performers" remain unverified in many thousands of pre-2024 videos, including those that pop up from search terms involving teens and violence, Mickelwait told Business Insider. Lawsuits and monitoringAn ever-growing number of lawsuits by some 300 plaintiffs allege the site knowingly profited from videos of their abuse. An excerpt from a federal judge's November order granting class-action status to one of dozens of Pornhub lawsuits. AdvertisementMost recently, she said, she reported to state authorities the Pornhub video showing a woman shouting in pain and asking not to be filmed.

Persons: —, Laila Mickelwait, She's, Mickelwait, It's, Pornhub, Sarah Bain, Aylo —, Rocky Shay Franklin, Nicholas Kristof, Bill Ackman, MindGeek, Netflix —, Laila, Mike Bowe, I've, Bowe, kG2TK2R8sj, Cormac J, Carney, Serena Fleites, Fleites, Bain, Cherie DeVille, Mike Stabile, Stabile Organizations: Service, Business, Ethical Capital Partners, Random House, Justice Defense Fund, Sunday Times, New York Times, Heinz, Unilever, KY, Pornhub, Netflix, Mastercard, Visa, Capital, US, Free Speech Coalition Locations: Montreal, Pornhub, Alabama, Florida, London, Manhattan, California, Bowe's, Bakersfield , California

☆ Consumers will win in cannabis-credit card clash
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The $376 billion payments network wants its financial partners in transactions for cannabis to crack down on using its debit cards, Bloomberg reported on July 26. The budding industry is running out of convenient options for customers to pay for its products. By definition, payments networks such as Mastercard and Visa (V.N) are middlemen, facilitating the movement of money between parties. In the weed business, that means they take the money from the buyer’s bank account and ship it into the dispensary’s. In Washington, D.C., some cannabis shops peddle quasi-worthless knickknacks such as stickers to customers while “gifting” small amounts of pot.

Persons: workarounds, Mastercard’s, Anita Ramaswamy, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Sharon Lam Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Mastercard, Bloomberg, Visa, D.C, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Washington

☆ Pornhub blocks access in Utah in response to age verification law
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The move was made in response to a new law that requires age verification to access adult content. Utah residents trying to access Pornhub are in for an unexpected — and likely disappointing — surprise. "In addition, mandating age verification without proper enforcement gives platforms the opportunity to choose whether or not to comply. DeVille goes on to advocate for an alternative method of age verification, which would require users to identify themselves through their devices. Another Utah law that won't go into effect until March 2024 will require all social media users to verify their ages.

☆ Pornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Some of the internet’s biggest adult websites, including Pornhub, are now blocking access to Utah users over a new age verification law that takes effect on Wednesday. Pornhub and other adult sites controlled by its parent, MindGeek, began blocking visitors with Utah-based IP addresses this week. Pornhub, which says it receives 130 million visitors a day, is still available in Louisiana despite the age verification law. But it is unclear whether that system is currently equipped to perform online age verification. MindGeek also owns a separate age verification company known as AgeID, which is currently in use in Germany, though it does not currently operate in the United States.

☆ The fund that just bought Pornhub owner MindGeek won't say who's running the company due to 'unfortunate stigma,' report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The private equity firm that acquired Pornhub's parent company won't reveal who's running MindGeek. Ethical Capital Partners told the Financial Times it won't yet identify MindGeek's executives. The new owner says it's keeping their names under wraps because of "stigma" about the porn industry. It details how a New York Times op-ed in December 2020 that accused Pornhub of hosting child porn sparked public outrage. CTV News reported that Tassillo told the hearing: "I truly believe, in my heart of hearts, that we are the safest adult platform in the world right now."

☆ French minister to raise protection of minors with Pornhub's new owners
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - A French government minister will meet the new owners of the pornography website Pornhub to ensure minors are protected and that the site does not break any laws, he said on his Twitter account on Friday. Earlier this week, Canadian private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners said it had bought MindGeek, which has faced complaints over Pornhub's content. MindGeek said it would work with Ethical Capital Partners (ECP) on matters of trust and safety with regulators. "We have spoken with the partners at ECP. Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Eva Mathews; Editing by Barbara Lewis and Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Pornhub owner MindGeek sold to Canada's Ethical Capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 16 (Reuters) - Canadian private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners (ECP) on Thursday said it had acquired Pornhub owner MindGeek, which has been mired in controversy over recent years. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Luxembourg-based MindGeek has been a centerpiece in the adult entertainment industry since the advent of video streaming, but concerns over the company's business model triggered the departure of its top management last year. Pornhub, MindGeek's flagship site, was also cut off by Visa and Mastercard's payment networks in 2020 following investigations that identified unlawful content on the platform. Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ An ex-Pornhub moderator said some videos that should've been taken down were missed and 'stayed up for months'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A former Pornhub video moderator said content that should've been removed "stayed up for months." The ex-MindGeek worker made the claims in the new Netflix documentary Money Shot: The Pornhub Story. If you're a victim of exploitation and in need of support please contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children online at https://www.missingkids.org/A former MindGeek moderator said many Pornhub videos that should've been taken down remained on the platform for months. "Many videos that should have been taken down stayed up for months," he said in a new Netflix documentary, Money Shot: The Pornhub Story, which is being released Wednesday. "Any insinuation that we do not have enough moderators to thoroughly review all uploaded content is categorically false.

☆ Meta is cracking down on revenge porn targeting children on Instagram and Facebook by funding a new tool to remove explicit images
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Meta is cracking down on revenge porn targeting children under the age of 18 on its platforms. It funded a new tool removing explicit images online, released by a child protection organization. Over 20 million images of child sexual abuse material were found on Facebook and Instagram in 2020. Users can select images and videos on their devices that they don't want to be posted online or that have already been posted online. It also detected over 20 million images of child sex abuse on Instagram and Facebook in 2020.

☆ Meta launches a tool to proactively prevent sextortion of teens
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Meta is taking steps to crack down on the spread of intimate images of teenagers on Facebook and Instagram. To create a hash of an explicit image, a teen can visit the website TakeItDown.NCMEC.org to install software onto their device. Meanwhile, President Biden demanded in his latest State of the Union address more transparency about tech companies’ algorithms and how they impact their young users’ mental health. Meta recommends teens who have multiple copies of the image or edited versions make a hash for each one. “There’s no one panacea for the issue of sextortion or the issue of the non-consensual sharing of intimate images,” Davis said.

☆ Mother takes Pornhub parent company to court over 'traumatizing' rape videos of her teenage son uploaded to the site
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A mother is taking MindGeek, who owns Pornhub, to court after a man was convicted of raping her son, filming the content, and uploading it to the site. Her lawyer told Insider that the videos uploaded to the site were "clearly" of a minor. In a statement to Insider, MindGeek said, "MindGeek is aware that a lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Alabama. As well as owning Pornhub, MindGeek owns a number of other adult entertainment sites, including xHamster, RedTube, and YouPorn. In December 2020, an allegation that Pornhub hosts videos depicting child pornography sparked both Visa and Mastercard to launch investigations into the site and drop ties with the company.

☆ В США 34 женщины подали в суд на Pornhub за размещение видео без их согласия
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-19 | by ( ) ru.diez.md time to read: +1 min

В США 34 женщины подали в суд на Pornhub за размещение видео без их согласия34 женщины подали гражданский иск в Калифорнии к компании Mindgeek, владеющей стриминговым сайтом Pornhub. По словам женщины, позже ролик был размещен на Pornhub без ее согласия. Представители Pornhub заявили, что ресурс категорически не приемлет незаконного контента и расследует любые жалобы по поводу размещенных на сайте видеороликов. Владельцы PornHub пошли на такой шаг после публикациив в The New York Times статьи The Children of Pornhub. Автор рассказал истории подростков, чьи видео оказались на Pornhub без их согласия, и призвал крупные компании отказаться от сотрудничества с платформой.

Persons: Brown Rudnick, Николас Кристоф Organizations: Brown Rudnick LLP, New York Times, ВВС Locations: США, Калифорния

☆ Pornhub, implicat în alt scandal. 34 de femei au depus plângere la tribunal: „Este vorba despre violuri, nu despre pornografie”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-18 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Site-ul Pornhub este acuzat că a publicat videoclipuri în care femei sunt victime ale violurilor şi ale altor abuzuri sexuale, inclusiv când erau minore. Acuzațiile vin din partea a 34 de femei care au depus joi o plângere la un tribunal din California. Serena Fleites, care a vorbit deja public în presă, este singura reclamantă al cărei nume a fost făcut public. La solicitarea AFP, MindGeek nu a reacţionat joi seară, însă a respins acuzaţiile în faţa presei americane, numindu-le "total absurde" şi "categoric false". Pornhub a fost ţinta criticilor şi anul trecut, după publicarea unui articol în New York Times, care acuza platforma că găzduieşte pornografie infantilă şi videoclipuri despre violuri, acuzaţii negate de Pornhub.

Persons: Serena Fleites, adolescenta, Pornhub Organizations: Agerpres, New York Times Locations: California, Statele Unite, străinătate, Pornhub, RedTube, New York

☆ Casa de 20 de milioane de dolari a fondatorului unui site pentru adulți, distrusă în urma unui incendiu (FOTO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-28 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un incendiu despre care poliția spune că ar fi putut fi pus intenționat a mistuit complet casa de lux a fondatorului și executivului PornHub, Feras Antoon, scrie portalul de știri CTV News, citat de libertatea.ro. Incendiul a deteriorat aproape complet casa care era în construcție. Cotată la 20 de milioane de dolari, locuința de lux este deținută de cofondatorul MindGeek, Feras Antoon, iar poliția din Montreal suspectează incendiul a fost pus intenționat. Construcția casei a provocat controverse în cartier, după ce au fost tăiați aproximativ 200 de copaci pentru a-i face loc. O casă din apropiere a fost evacuată duminică seara ca măsură de precauție, în timp ce pompierii au încercat să stingă focul, potrivit poliției.

Persons: Bourdon, Antoine, Joseph Montanaro Locations: Montreal

☆ PornHub a șters peste 10 milioane de filmulețe pentru adulți de pe platformă. Care este motivul
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-16 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

PornHub a șters peste 10 milioane de filmulețe pentru adulți de pe platformă. Această decizie vine în urma unei investigații New York Times, care a dezvăluit că de-a lungul timpului, pe PornHub au fost urcate de către utilizatori clipuri fără acordul persoanelor, sau chiar și clipuri cu minori. Conținutul PornHub urcat de comunitate a dispărut peste noapteNu mai puțin de 10 milioane de clipuri video au fost șterse de pe site. Download-urile au fost complet oprite pe PornHub, în afară de secțiunea de clipuri plătite, de unde utilizatorii le pot cumpăra și descărca. Având în vedere că înainte PornHub avea peste 13,5 milioane de clipuri online, cea mai mare parte a conținutului de pe platformă este acum inaccesibil.

Persons: PornHub Organizations: New York Times, YouTube

☆ Mastercard и Visa запретили проводить платежи по своим картам на Pornhub
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-11 | by ( ) ru.diez.md time to read: 1 min

Mastercard и Visa запретили проводить платежи по своим картам на PornhubMastercard и Visa запретили проводить платежи по своим картам на популярном порносайте Pornhub, пишет meduza.io. Ранее платежные системы заявляли, что проводят расследование в отношении MindGeek, материнской компании Pornhub. В заявлении Mastercard говорится, что расследование «подтвердило нарушение наших стандартов, запрещающих незаконный контент на их сайте». Visa еще продолжает изучать ситуацию, но тоже дала указание остановить обработку платежей. Представители Pornhub уже назвали действия платежных систем «исключительно разочаровывающими», напомнив о своей «безусловной приверженности к борьбе с материалами сексуального насилия над детьми».

Organizations: Visa, Mastercard Visa, New York Times, Mastercard

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