Pornhub just announced huge changes: a.) allow uploads only from verified users; b.) no downloads; c.) improvements in moderation. Initial take: A great deal depends on how responsibly Pornhub implements these, and it hasn't earned my trust at all, but these seem significant.
Here's Pornhub's announcements of the new measures: help.pornhub.com/hc/en-us/categ… A great deal will also depend on whether past content, already on the site, is vetted or removed.
I'd add that continued monitoring and pressure will be necessary, and that we should also widen the lens to look at other companies. XVideos already has a bigger audience than Pornhub, and fewer scruples, and they should be forced to adopt similar measures -- and make them work.
A special thanks to those young women and men who shared their stories and documentation about Pornhub, because they didn't want other kids to endure what they had suffered. It was their courage, their stories, that made this happen. Teens like Serena: nyti.ms/3mFuTc8
Pornhub told me that the new policies applies to all Mindgeek sites, not just Pornhub. Again, a great deal depends on implementation, and skepticism is warranted, but this is still a huge deal. Canadians also get credit for the national debate lately about hosting Mindgeek.
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