Mastercard has directed the third-party financial institutions that connect P0rnhub to its network to no longer complete transactions between the two entities starting today.
Mastercard took the decision
after “unlawful content” was found on the world’s most popular adult websites.
P0rnhub has come under fire from
the public and Congress since the New York Times published that the adult
website hosted and monetized videos of se..xual assault, revenge p0rn, and child
abuse.
“Our investigation over the past
several days has confirmed violations of our standards prohibiting unlawful
content on their site,” Mastercard told Forbes in a statement.
Mastercard added that the company
will continue to investigate the content on other sites it has ties to.
Earlier this week, both
Mastercard and Visa announced they were launching independent investigations
into P0rnhub.
Visa is still looking into the
allegations but announced that, for the time being, they too would suspend
P0rnhub’s acceptance privileges until the investigation is complete.
The adult website’s business
could be left strangled if more companies follow in Mastercard and Paypal’s
footsteps to cut ties with P0ornhub.
However, P*rnhub’s website
appears to have not yet been updated—on Thursday afternoon, it still stated it
accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and JCB as forms of payment.
The adult website has also
responded to the allegations.
P*rnhub, on Tuesday, said it
would overhaul how it operates, only allowing verified users to post content,
banning downloading from the platform, and expanding moderation.
But on Wednesday, a bipartisan
group of senators introduced a bill that would allow victims to sue websites
like P**rnhub for hosting illegal content depicting them.
“We shouldn’t have to pass a law
to keep companies from profiting by sharing, without consent, intimate images.
But we do,” one of the bill’s co-sponsors, Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), said in a
statement Wednesday.
“The harm that these companies cause
is extraordinary, lasts a lifetime, and should be unthinkable.”
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