Updated: Instagram Briefly Reinstates Pornhub Account, Then Shuts It Down Again
to try to circumvent the ban of its primary account.
A rep for Pornhub did not immediately have a comment on the site. In a statement Pornhub earlier Sunday, the site said in part: “At a time of increased censorship and discrimination against performers in the adult space, it is critical that platforms like Instagram are inclusive and provide safe communities for creators to express themselves.”, claiming that Pornhub violated the platform’s policy against linking to external websites that host content that isn’t allowed on YouTube itself.
The internet platforms’ actions against Pornhub came after parent company MindGeek was sued by numerous plaintiffs who alleged that Pornhub has profited by distributing child pornography and nonconsensual sex videos. MindGeek has said the allegations lack merit and that it has “instituted the most comprehensive safeguards in user-generated platform history.
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