Continuing an ongoing trend, Pornhub has blocked users in Montana and North Carolina due to newly implemented age verification laws in these states.
Internal emails from internet porn giant Pornhub — and parent company MindGeek — revealed in a legal discovery show the executive team discussing the company’s shockingly weak policy on reviewing questionable videos, which was to only review a video if it had over 15 flags for criminal content. Such videos include revenge porn, underage girls, and even child rape.
Over 30 women sued Pornhub Thursday and accused the site of violating federal sex trafficking laws, distributing child porn, racketeering, and additional crimes.
The Montreal mansion of web porn executive Feras Antoon has reportedly been burned down in a suspected arson attack. Antoon is the CEO of Canadian operations for Mindgeek, the parent company of Pornhub, and had placed the mansion for sale at a price of $19,800,000.
Mastercard and Visa announced they are investigating allegations made in a New York Times column that Pornhub is posting videos that portray child abuse on its adult website.
Melissa McCarthy apologized for a $20,000 donation to anti-sex trafficking group Exodus Cry over claims the organization is ties to Christianity.
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) is calling on the Justice Department to investigate Pornhub over allegations that the site is exploiting sex trafficking victims, including children.
Pornhub also has no idea and apparently doesn’t bother to verify the age of the performers in the videos, or if they consented to have sex.
