Credit card giants Visa, Mastercard and Discover have blocked all payments to Pornhub, after the adult site was accused of being "infested" with child abuse and rape-related videos. However, sex workers are saying that the sudden decision has put their livelihoods at risk, and will not solve the problem of illegal content. Adult performer Mary Moody has started a campaign to raise awareness on the consequence for performers like her. He called on banks and credit card companies to suspend co-operation with the site as a consequence.
Sex workers say 'defunding Pornhub' puts their livelihoods at risk
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Samantha Pegg does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. It also features in the top five most searched for terms in Canada, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Russia and many other countries. This would be entirely legal to view. The law in the UK, for example, criminalises the possession of child sexual abuse images, including ones downloaded from porn sites. And for the purposes of the offence a child is defined as a person aged under 18 — not 16 the age of consent for sex in the UK.
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Adult video giant Pornhub this week announced that it has taken the unprecedented step of removing millions of user-uploaded videos. Pornhub announced last week that it would be limiting uploads to only verified users. Now, as noted by Motherboard , the service has suspended all videos for the site not uploaded by existing partners or members of its Model program. Suspended content will be subject to review by Pornhub early next year.
Why does Canada allow this company to profit off videos of exploitation and assault? Serena K. Fleites, 19, was 14 when a boy she had a crush on asked her to make a naked video and send it to him.
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