8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (3)
#16492694 at 2022-06-23 04:44:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20865: White Squall movie lessons are live with anons taking the high ground
Pornhub-owner MindGeek CEO, COO resign
Reuters) - Pornhub-owner MindGeek said on Tuesday Chief Executive Officer Feras Antoon and Chief Operating Officer David Tassillo have resigned after more than a decade running the adult website company.
The executives stepping down was planned since early 2022, MindGeek said, adding that both Antoon and Tassillo will remain shareholders of the company.
Luxembourg-based MindGeek, which also owns adult film production companies, has been embroiled in controversy in recent years.
A 2021 lawsuit alleged MindGeek violated federal sex trafficking and child pornography laws by allowing, and profiting from, its users posting pornographic videos featuring people under the age of 18. (https://reut.rs/3NePXTg)
Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc in 2020 had suspended processing payments on Pornhub after a New York Times report found unlawful content on its website.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pornhub-owner-mindgeek-ceo-coo-231924215.html
#16489508 at 2022-06-22 18:20:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #20861: 21-count indictment against Democrat Andrew Gillum Edition
Pornhub Parent Company's CEO, COO Are Departing as Scrutiny Builds Over Alleged Nonconsensual Content
MindGeek says executive departures are unrelated to accusations
Two top executives at the parent company of major pornography site Pornhub have resigned, the company said Tuesday, amid scrutiny of alleged nonconsensual sexually explicit videos hosted on the site.
MindGeek Chief Executive Feras Antoon and Chief Operating Officer David Tassillo are leaving, the privately held company said in a statement. The leadership changes have been in the works since early 2022, MindGeek said. Messrs. Antoon and Tassillo will remain shareholders, the company said.
Investigations by several news organizations, including the New Yorker earlier this month, reported that Pornhub, one of the world's most popular pornography sites, allegedly hosted videos that included nonconsensual and underage sex. The Wall Street Journal hasn't independently verified the accusations in those articles.
A spokesman said the departures aren't related to the accusations against MindGeek. The company said it has enacted safeguards and that it removes incidents of child sexual-abuse material. "MindGeek has more comprehensive and effective policies than any other major platform on the internet," the company said.
"MindGeek's executive leadership team will run day-to-day operations on an interim basis, with a search underway for replacements," the company said. Both executives had more than a decade of experience in leadership roles with the company, it added.
MindGeek has more than 1,000 employees and its network of sites attracts over 150 million daily visitors, according to the company. In addition to Pornhub, it also owns other popular porn sites such as RedTube and YouPorn.
Several lawsuits have been filed against MindGeek in recent years. A class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in February alleged that MindGeek disseminated child pornography and violated federal sex trafficking laws. The suit alleges MindGeek profited from and failed to prevent illegal content from flowing.
MindGeek is headquartered in Luxembourg but has other offices around the world, including in Montreal and Los Angeles. A federal privacy official in Canada launched an investigation into MindGeek last year.
A MindGeek spokesman didn't immediately comment about the litigation or the Canadian investigation.
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#8370934 at 2020-03-10 22:20:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10716: The Fake Media Tried To Stop Us ~ That Didn't Work Edition
Petition Accusing Pornhub of Hosting Sex Trafficking, Rape Films Garners Over 400,000 Signatures
An online petition on Change.org accusing open access porn site Pornhub of hosting sex trafficking and child rape films recently gained the support of nearly 430,000 individuals.
The petition, which was started by a group called Exodus Cry dedicated to stopping sex trafficking, presently has a goal of 500,000 signatures. According to the petition's organizers, Pornhub is making millions of dollars in advertising and membership fees but has "no system in place to verify reliably the age or consent of those featured in the pornographic content it hosts and profits from."
The petition also notes how a 15-year-old girl - who had been missing for a year - was eventually found being featured in 58 videos on PornHub, where she was being forced into having sex with her trafficker, who is currently facing a lewd battery felony charge. The petition claims that Pornhub even admitted to verifying the teenager; however, when Pornhub realized that it was admitting to being complicit in a sex trafficking case, it deleted the tweets stating that the girl had been verified.
The campaigners also cite the $12.7 million lawsuit against company GirlsDoPorn after 22 women were tricked by its owner, Michael Pratt, into performing sexual acts on video that were later uploaded to Pornhub without their consent.
The US federal indictment against Pratt and his co-conspirators states that he filmed "child rape and sexual abuse content and trafficked a minor."
"But there are other individuals who should also be wanted by law enforcement - CEO Feras Antoon and COO David Tassillo of Mindgeek, the company that owns Pornhub," the petition states, noting that these individuals are "complicit in the trafficking of these women and minors and probably thousands more like them."
According to Exodus Cry, anyone can become verified on Pornhub without even presenting a government-issued ID. In fact, all that is required to become a verified member on Pornhub and be allowed to upload pornography is an email address and a photo of oneself, the petition says.
In addition, the petition explains that one of the most searched words on Pornhub is "teen," with many of the women featured under this category looking very young.
In a statement to the Guardian, Mindgeek refuted the claims that it is complicit in sex trafficking and child rape.
"Pornhub has a steadfast commitment to eradicating and fighting non-consensual content and under-age material. Any suggestion otherwise is categorically and factually inaccurate," the statement reads.
The petition comes as US Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) urged the US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday to launch an investigation into the allegations that Pornhub hosts videos of sex trafficking victims and children. In a letter to the government agency, Sasse wrote that the "publicized cases clearly represent just the tip of the iceberg of women and children being exploited in videos on Pornhub."
The official further stressed that "Pornhub must not escape scrutiny."
https://sputniknews.com/society/202003101078531766-petition-accusing-pornhub-of-hosting-sex-trafficking-rape-films-garners-over-400000-signatures/