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NYT article came out on Friday, December 4. By Thursday of the next week, December 10th, Visa and MC had cut them off. Discover had followed the next day, the
by lawtalkinghuman 5y ago
NYT article came out on Friday, December 4.
By Thursday of the next week, December 10th, Visa and MC had cut them off. Discover had followed the next day, the 11th. The Washington Post article linked below includes a statement from MC which reads:
"Our investigation over the past several days has confirmed violations of our standards prohibiting unlawful content on their site. As a result, and in accordance with our policies, we instructed the financial institutions that connect the site to our network to terminate acceptance."
See: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/pornhub-crackdown-credit-card-companies-cuts-sex-workers-livelihoods-n1251246 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/pornhub-crack... and https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/10/pornhub-mastercard-ban-mindgeek/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/10/pornhub-m...