The changes brought the number of videos on the website from 13.5 million videos to just under 3 million. In the future, content creators will need to verify themselves through the Pornhub process of uploading an image of themselves with their username.
The Canada-based website hit other social media websites and wrote that “every content on Pornhub content comes from verified uploaded users, a requirement that platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and Twitter have yet to do. created “.
“In today’s world, all social media platforms share the responsibility to combat illegal material,” Pornhub stated. “Solutions must be driven by real facts and real experts. We hope to have demonstrated our dedication to leading by example.”
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof described recordings on Pornhub’s website of assaults on unconscious women and girls, including a nude video of a 14-year-old girl. He wrote that Pornhub allows you to download videos directly from your site, leaving room for content to be streamed and uploaded back to the Internet even after you remove it.
Pornhub denied the allegations and claimed that any claim that allows child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on its platform is “irresponsible and blatantly false.”
“Due to the nature of our industry, preconceived notions of Pornhub’s values and processes often differ from reality, but it is counterproductive to ignore facts regarding such a serious issue as CSAM,” Pornhub said in a statement earlier. CNN Business.
“We have zero tolerance for CSAM. Pornhub is unequivocally committed to fighting CSAM and has instituted an industry-leading security and trust policy to identify and eradicate illegal material from our community.”
– Jazmin Goodwin of CNN Business contributed to this report.