Feds Seek to Rein-In Pornhub for Turning 'Blind Eye' to Child Abuse Material on Site
"Under the order we're announcing today, Pornhub's operators will be required to take concrete steps to block this harmful content and ensure that those who appear in videos on their sites are consenting adults." -Christopher Mufarrige, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection
[Faithwire.com] The Federal Trade Commission and Utah have ordered Pornhub's parent company to pay a $5 million penalty for hosting nonconsensual and child sexual abuse content. (Image: Unsplash-Zhivko Minkov)
A stipulated order for permanent injunction was filed last week, demanding Aylo (formerly MindGeek) remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and proven nonconsensual content from its sites, implement comprehensive prevention policies to be periodically reviewed by a third party, and bolster privacy and security measures.
The order also includes an additional $10 million payment to the Utah Division of Consumer Protection. That amount, though, will be suspended if the defendants comply with the mandates of the FTC's order.
"Pornhub's operators turned a blind eye to the proliferation of videos depicting the sexual abuse of children on its sites so it could profit off this exploitation," Christopher Mufarrige, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a statement. "Under the order we're announcing today, Pornhub's operators will be required to take concrete steps to block this harmful content and ensure that those who appear in videos on their sites are consenting adults."... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here
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