Article Author:
The Washington Post
Lateshia Beachum
Pornhub's parent company, MindGeek Executives have resigned in an allegation that the site will not immediately or adequately remove content containing non-consensual underage sex.
MindGeek confirmed in a statement Tuesday that CEO Feras Antoon and COO David Tassillo have resigned.
"Antoon and Tassillo will leave MindGeek's day-to-day operations after being in the company's leadership position for over a decade," the company told The Washington Post. "MindGeek's executive leadership team will tentatively carry out their day-to-day operations while searching for alternatives."
Departure news has not been published by New Yorker. It arrives about a week after detailing people's attempts to get Pornhub to remove explicit content of sexuality involving adults and non-consensual participants. The announcement of departure has nothing to do with the work, MindGeek told The Post.
In a statement, the company has enacted the most extensive safeguards "in the history of the Internet," and the data prove that the policy is effective. The statement reports that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has few cases of child sexual abuse on Pornhub, "Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc."
"New Yorker had the opportunity to seriously assess what works in the fight against illegal material on the Internet by examining the facts, comparing platform policies, and investigating the results," Mind Geek said. The statement said. "Instead, we chose to ignore the fact that MindGeek has a more comprehensive and effective policy than other major platforms on the Internet, and anti-porn militants spit out for decades. We decided to make the same serious misunderstanding. "
Alana Evans, chairman of the Adult Performance Artist Guild, a union of adult performers, said such a resignation is usually the case. Celebrities said they were surprised by the news of their departure because of bad news and scandals.
She told the post that "the timing has changed a bit," she added, but she didn't think the resignation was tied to the New Yorker's work. rice field. She said MindGeek has fought proceedings and negative articles in the past.
In December 2020, Mastercard, Visa, and Discover posted an opinion article on Pornhub's website after the New York Times published an opinion article accusing Pornhub of being flooded with non-consensual child abuse material. Blocked customers from using credit cards.
New Yorker's work, which Evans called a "hit job," has been at the forefront of legislative and corporate decision-making, including the National Center for Sexual Exploitation and the Book of Exodus. Is quoted. It is difficult for sex workers to make a living.
Evans said she was surprised at the retirement of top executives, but she said their resignation would probably not affect the performers' daily lives. She said. So far, it has been removed from the average performer's routine.
"MindGeek is corporate porn," she said, giving her a small store her name. “Other owners and CEOs are much more involved in pornography and products.”
The main things in the minds of people in the industry are MindGeek, especially Pornhub: Evans said she had the opportunity to have women in charge of the company.
MindGeek said, "We have begun investing in additional opportunities to monetize creator-first services and content, and as the company continues to be strong, we are using resources. We are planning to move this fast-growing business forward. " On digital video and tube sites. ”
Evans says it makes business sense to move to a model that can compete with subscriber-based and creator-driven platforms such as Patreon and OnlyFans. } "It's hot. That's what people want," she said, adding that limiting free content is always good for performers, as most platforms make money from advertising. "The more free content we pull, the more money we can make."
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