MasterCard to Cut Pornhub Ties; Visa Suspends Use Pending Probe
- Pornhub calls the firms’ moves ‘exceptionally disappointing’
- Porn sites have faced difficulty accepting electronic payments
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Mastercard Inc. said it won’t allow its cards to be used on Pornhub.com after the network’s review of the website uncovered unlawful content, and rival Visa Inc. is suspending acceptance of its cards on the site pending completion of its own investigation.
Both companies started looking into Pornhub after a New York Times column accused the website of distributing videos depicting child abuse and non-consensual violence. Pornhub has said any assertion that it allows material depicting child sexual abuse is untrue.