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Criminal

Jun. 18, 2021

Pornhub, MindGeek, Visa accused in child sex trafficking suit

Pornhub responded that it has safeguards to prevent unlawful activity, including bans on uploads from unverified users.

Pornhub’s parent company MindGeek Inc. faces a second federal lawsuit in Los Angeles filed Thursday by 34 women who accuse the online porn behemoth of profiting from videos depicting sex trafficking victims — often children — being raped and recorded without their consent.

“MindGeek is a classic criminal enterprise run, according to those who know it best, ‘just like “The Sopranos,”’ The ‘bosses’ at the head of this criminal enterpr...

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