In recent years, various media outlets have covered bad pornhub measurements to prevent the posting of underage sex videos or pornography on its platform without consent, regardless of age. This week, New Yorker added fuel to the fire by sharing a compelling account that again this shows the insufficient efforts of the pornographic web. However, this time the information shocked his leadership. Feras Antun and David Tassillo, CEO and COO of Pornhub, respectively, stepped down on June 22..
Information about New Yorker It contains testimonies from minors who have been harmed by the publication—unsolicited—of intimate photos and videos. In some cases, they were actually extorted from those who owned the material. Although up to this point, Pornhub has not yet participated, sooner or later the content ended up on said platform, because the moderation system did not prevent this.
It was the victims themselves who had to request manual removal of the video. The problem, of course, is that it’s very difficult on the Internet to stop the distribution of content once it’s been published. Although Pornhub removed it upon request, it soon reappeared. This shows that the platform it doesn’t even have a system capable of blocking material that was previously removed.
Finding illegal content is easy. According to Sunday Times, companies advertising through Pornhub are becoming more concerned every day that their ads may appear next to images or videos that are theoretically prohibited by the porn site’s own policy. These companies have employees who are tasked with checking whether there is indeed a risk of seeing ads along with illegal content. To his surprise, Illegal content can be found on Pornhub “in minutes”.
Another worrying issue is the ease of, for example, launching a live stream on Pornhub. The platform does not verify the identity of the person responsible for the transmission, nor their age, much less the type of content they transmit. Of course, human trafficking networks, including the exploitation of children, have taken advantage of these weaknesses to carry out their activities.
Resignations and layoffs shake up Pornhub
While we have seen other equally disturbing reports in the past, none have had such a decisive impact on Pornhub as New Yorker. First, the company lost two key people: the CEO and the chief operating officer. In both cases, a letter of resignation was submitted.
“Antun and Tassillo are leaving the daily activities of MindGeek. [propietaria de Pornhub] after more than ten years in senior positions in the company. Because the company is strategically positioned for long-term growth, MindGeek’s executive management team will perform day-to-day operations on a temporary basis with a constant search for replacements.
MindGeek also mentions that the departure of two directors has been planned since the beginning of this year. Given the current reputation of Pornhub, they are hard to believe.
The changes at Pornhub go beyond the dome. Globe and mail reports that Mass layoffs started this week. MindGeek notes that this situation is due to “an attempt to cut costs after declining revenue since 2020.”
What is the reason for this economic downturn if web traffic is still in the lead? Well, because many advertisers are jumping ship because of poor content moderation. Nobody wants their brand to be associated with an illegal video…
Promises that came to nothing
In December 2020, with the platform experiencing high levels of traffic due to the pandemic, they introduced a new policy aimed at ending child pornography. At that time, they prohibited uploading videos to unverified accounts and removed the ability to download materials. They also promised to continue their efforts to create rules to prevent illegal content from being uploaded.
“There is nothing more important at Pornhub than the safety of our community. Our core values such as inclusiveness, freedom of expression and privacy are only possible when our users trust our platform. That’s why we’ve always strived to remove illegal content, including non-consensual content and child sexual abuse content. Every online platform has a moral responsibility to participate in this fight and requires collective action and constant vigilance.”
A year and a half later, the picture remains exactly the same. They don’t enforce their policies, and while they’ve even turned to biometric technology to verify accounts, there’s no sign of improvement on the world’s most popular porn platform.
Source: Hiper Textual
