Following the evidence of alleged criminality against Pornhub, Instagram has deleted the adult entertainment company’s account on its platform. This was revealed b the National Center on Sexual Exploitation to the media.
The CEO of NCOSE, Dawn Hawkins, asserted that Instagram made the right move by removing Pornhub’saccount from its platform. NCOSE has been an activist organization that has exposed links between sexual exploitation of any sort and the harm it can have on public health since 1962.
Hawkins mentioned that the platform took a bold step as its tolerance of the adult company made it seem as though “Instagram served as a distribution partner with this criminal enterprise, helping to push millions to their website, including children.”
Instagram noted that the account was suspended “for violating its community standards given the increasing reports of Pornhub hosting child sexual abuse material, sex trafficking, filmed rape, and non-consensual videos and images.”
When Pornhub’s Instagram account got suspended, they had over 3 million followers on the platform. Though the account did not violate any of Instagram’s nudity policies, Hawkins maintained that they promoted pornography regardless. He claimed that Pornhub posted sexually explicit pornographic content. He added that they also promoted and encouraged all 13 million followers through videos like “Next Career Goal” to become a performer.
Hawkins added that Instagram encouraged Pornhub and indulged the organization by verifying its account with a blue tick. He condemned Instagram for indulgence despite evidence of the illegal activity against people being appreciated on social media platforms.
Seeing that Instagram has suspended the account, Hawkins applauded the platform as he said, “Instagram is courageously choosing to stop partnering with Pornhub, and it is time for all corporate entities to follow its example.”
Pornhub recently began receiving the heat after Visa and Mastercard both decided to cut off ties with MindGeek, its parent company. This move followed a ruling by a federal judge that Visa intentionally ‘intended to help monetize child pornography’ in the Fieites versus MindGeek lawsuit.
Serena Fleites filed the suit last year, accusing MindGeek of violating six trafficking and pornography laws. In addition, a New York Times post also revealed illegal content on Pornhub’s site, which led credit card companies to suspend payment on Pornhub.
According to the plaintiff, she was pressured into making an explicit video when she was 13. This video was posted on Porhub without her consent and garnered millions of views that distorted her life for a while.
My statement on Instagram closing Pornhub’s account. #Traffickinghub pic.twitter.com/Q7xwyHyh1w
— Laila Mickelwait (@LailaMickelwait) September 3, 2022
A spokesperson for Visa said it “condemns sex trafficking, sexual exploitation, and child sexual abuse materials as repugnant to our values and purpose as a company.” The spokesperson added that the company had to take that necessary step as the pre-trial ruling misrepresented its role and policies. In addition, MindGeek claimed that it has “zero tolerance for the posting of illegal content on its platforms and has instituted the most comprehensive safeguards in user-generated platform history.”
Founder and CEO of Justice Defense Fund, Laila Mickelwait, added, “It is worth remembering that it’s illegal in the United States according to the Trafficking Victim’s Protection Act to knowingly benefit from a sex trafficking venture.”
Several other companies, including PayPal, Discover, Google, and Amazon, have also refused to continue doing business with Pornhub.
This story syndicated with permission from For the Love of News