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"Mastercard Inc and Visa Inc on Thursday stopped processing payments on Pornhub after a New York Times article said many videos posted on the adult website depi
by neaden 6y ago
"Mastercard Inc and Visa Inc on Thursday stopped processing payments on Pornhub after a New York Times article said many videos posted on the adult website depicted sexual assault of children" Child Porn is explicitly the reason they did this.
- kelnos 6y agoNot sure what your point is, here. I was responding to a question about what I would do if I found out that a hypothetical client of mine was making money off child porn. And regardless, my questions still stand: was PornHub removing those videos promptly when made aware of them, and making a good-faith effort to ensure they didn't get re-uploaded? Article doesn't dive into those details. If they were, I think a private entity taking an action that could cripple their business would be akin to law enforcement shutting them down without due process or the ability to appeal. Again, it seems "child porn" is just being used as the "can't argue with our actions because think of the children" conversation-ender it's usually used as. Edit: Re-reading my response, I'm not sure where I got the bit about how we're talking about copyright infringement. Possible I was reading HN a lot that day and got my wires crossed between articles. But I think the rest of my comment stands on its own.