MindGeek

• Pornhub owner MindGeek purchased by private equity firm

  The Ottawa-based private equity firm says it will support MindGeek with furthering its research and adoption of the best available online safety protocols.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2023
  
• Visa, Mastercard cut ties with ad arm of Pornhub owner Mindgeek after lawsuit

  Visa V.N and Mastercard MA.N on Thursday said they had suspended ties with the advertisement arm of MindGeek, owner of pornography website Pornhub.

  World

  Aug 4, 2022
  
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• Top executives from Pornhub parent company resign but will remain shareholders

  The company, which has legal headquarters in Luxembourg and its main office in Montreal, says chief executive Feras Antoon and COO David Tassillo will remain shareholders.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2022
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• Pornhub settles lawsuit brought by 50 women, including Canadians

  The lawsuit initially involved 40 women, including three Canadians, but it was later expanded and other businesses connected to MindGeek were added as defendants.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2021
• Take down non-consensual content, enforce existing laws: ethics committee on Pornhub

  Conservative committee member Shannon Stubbs said the recommendations were made with ``urgency, resolve and determined expectations'' and the onus is now on the government to act.

  Politics

  Jun 17, 2021
• Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating Pornhub over alleged non-consensual content posted online

  Daniel Therrien says his office is looking into the pornography site and Montreal-based parent company MindGeek.

  Canada

  May 10, 2021
• More than 70 lawmakers demand for criminal investigation into Montreal-based MindGeek

  More than 70 parliamentarians from all parties are calling for a full-on criminal investigation into Pornhub's parent company.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2021
• Survivors, NGOs demand ‘full criminal investigation’ into porn giant MindGeek

  The House ethics committee continues to weigh concerns around privacy and streaming platforms such as Pornhub.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2021
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• Legal gaps, lack of enforcement revealed in Pornhub policies around exploitive videos

  Sites are free to determine their own content moderation policies and reporting processes, leaving victims "at the mercy of these companies."

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2021
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• Pornhub defends efforts at preventing child porn on its platforms

  Pornhub says it has removed all videos uploaded by non-verified users after the adult website faced accusations it hosted illegal content.

  Canada

  Feb 5, 2021