Mastercard and Visa Officially Cut Ties With Pornhub

Mastercard and Visa said they had prohibited the use of their cards on the adult website Pornhub, after the New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof reported that the platform included videos of child abuse and rape.

Both companies had started investigations this week into their financial ties with MindGeek, the parent company of Pornhub.

Mastercard said in a statement on Thursday that the investigation “confirmed violations of our standards prohibiting unlawful content on their site,” which prompted the company to terminate the acceptance of its cards on the site.

In a separate statement, Visa said, “We are instructing the financial institutions who serve MindGeek to suspend processing of payments through the Visa network,” pending the completion of its investigation. (Read more from “Mastercard and Visa Officially Cut Ties With Pornhub” HERE)

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