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It'd be interesting to see if Verizon will take their money. I could see a lot of their executives being squeamish about it.

• the_newest_acct 7y ago
  Why's that? Verizon already sells porn.
  • NullPrefix 7y ago
    Care to elaborate on this point?
    • the_newest_acct 7y ago
      Verizon (cable specifically) already sells "adult content" in the form of premium channels, like most cable providers in the U.S. In fact they have defended carrying of such channels by saying consumers want the choice. While they don't produce it, they are certainly making money off of it and defending the choice to do so. See https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/verizon-defends-decision-to-offer-incest-and-child-themed-porn-on-video-on-demand https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/verizon-defends-decisi...
      • duderific 7y ago
        Well, there's "adult content" and then there's porn. The stuff on cable channels is pretty much "soft core" which stops just short of a certain line. I guess that's how they can defend it.
        • laken 7y ago
          Pay-per-view hardcore content is a thing. They make bank on it.
    • jasonjayr 7y ago
      Adult pay-per-view content & channels on their FiOS platform.
• ramy_d 7y ago
  Really? that kind of puts them on a tough spot, between not willing to sell tumblr and letting it get overrun by porn bots...
• Simulacra 7y ago
  Has Verizon ever been squeamish about taking money before? As far as I can tell, they exist to make money for their investors. If selling to PornHub removes the debt off their books I can't see what possible blow back the company would suffer.