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Pornhub says adios to Texas
Pornhub is now inaccessible in Texas after the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled that the state can start enforcing its age verification regulations for porn websites.
Pornhub blocks Montana and North Carolina as their age verification laws take effect
Montana and North Carolina are the latest to join the list of states with age verification laws for adult platforms.
Pornhub and XVideos will be subject to the same strict EU rules as social media sites
The European Commission has designated Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat as 'very large online platforms.' The porn sites are now subject to the same strict rules as the likes of Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok.
Pornhub blocks access in Utah to challenge age verification law
Utah's age verification law, which targets publishers distributing material deemed to be "harmful to minors on the internet," has gone into effect.
Netflix's Pornhub documentary trailer touches on sex trafficking allegations
'Money Shot,' a documentary about Pornhub, is coming to Netflix. A trailer offers a
Louisiana residents will now need a government ID to access porn online
A new state law went into effect on January 1st, requiring websites containing "a substantial portion" of "material harmful to minors" to ask users to prove that they're 18 or older.
YouTube removes Pornhub channel over 'multiple violations'
YouTube has removed PornHub's official channel over what it called "multiple violations" of its community guidelines.
Judge refuses to remove Visa from Pornhub case on child porn
Judge refuses to dismiss Visa from Pornhub case on child porn.
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Roku will effectively ban porn channels on March 1st, 2022
Roku is effectively banning porn channels by limiting their scope starting on March 1st, 2022.
PornHub used AI to remaster the oldest erotic films in 4K
A machine learning system taught an algorithm to colorize skin flicks from as far back as 1896.
Pornhub's first transparency report details how it addresses illegal content
Pornhub has published its first ever transparency report that sheds light on its content moderation practices and reports its received from January 2020 to December 2020.
Pornhub will use a third-party firm to verify IDs on uploaded content
The website is getting the services of a third-party firm called Yoti to verify the identities of users uploading content.
Visa will allow select payments from Pornhub owner Mindgeek
Visa isn’t done investigating allegations of illegal activity against Pornhub, but it has apparently seen enough to start accepting payments from its parent company again. According to Reuters and CNN, the credit card company will allow payments using its cards for some of MindGeek’s adult sites featuring professionally produced videos after an in-depth review. “Following a thorough review, Visa will reinstate acceptance privileges for MindGeek sites that offer professionally produced adult studio content that is subject to requirements designed to ensure compliance with the law.”
Pornhub removes all unverified videos from its platform
Last week, infamous porn-hosting site Pornhub made a big change by cutting off “unverified” uploads. Overnight, Pornhub has removed millions of uploaded videos — and, according to Vice, the site will start reviewing and verifying that those videos meet its “trust and safety policy.” This comes after a New York Times report last week highlighted how the site’s lax enforcement of its policies was leading to child exploitation.
Mastercard and Visa cut off payments to Pornhub
Mastercard says it’s axing its relationship with Pornhub after finding illegal content on the site.
Pornhub ends unverified uploads and bans downloads
Pornhub is ending uploads from unverified users and banning the ability of users’ to download much of the site’s content.
Pornhub's year in review defined by 'Fortnite' and Stormy Daniels
Like Twitter before it, Pornhub is crowning its biggest trends of 2018. There's no mention of its parent Mindgeek's age verification tool for the UK -- which could see it become the gatekeeper for porn in the country -- or its custom VPN and launch of closed-captions for viewers with hearing loss for that matter. Instead, this flashback is all about porn searches. And what a year it's been for the web's leading purveyor of potentially pirated adult entertainment.
‘The Butterfly Effect’ explores tech’s impact on the porn industry
Free porn changed the world, and The Butterfly Effect explains how. It's a seven-episode podcast series produced by author and screenwriter Jon Ronson that tracks the wide-ranging impacts of the rise of "tube" sites like Pornhub. The story starts with Fabian Thylmann, who purchased Pornhub's parent company in 2010 and proceeded to buy up a number of key players in the industry before selling it on in 2013. Ronson uses Thylmann as an analog for the rise of free porn -- the proverbial flapping wings of the butterfly -- and then turns his attention to the tornado that decimated the porn industry.
Pornhub adds closed captions for viewers with hearing loss
Pornhub may always have one eye on an eye-catching publicity stunt, but it is at least trying to bring adult content to those with accessibility issues. From today, the site is adding closed captions to a section of its content library, geared towards those with hearing loss. Over 1,000 clips across a number of genres will offer "descriptive and interpretative text" for those who "are not able to hear the video's original audio."
