Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoPornhub blocks North Carolina and Montana as porn regulation spreadswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square394fedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down113
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1external-linkPornhub blocks North Carolina and Montana as porn regulation spreadswww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square394fedilink
minus-squareGenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-211 months agoThe most effective regulation here is from payment handlers. Not sure what eventually became of this, but MasterCard shitcanned PornHub a few years ago. See https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52543508 I also see a statement from 2022 reinforcing that decision. https://www.mastercard.com/news/press/2022/august/mastercard-statement-reinforcing-adult-content-standards/ I guess even that’s not very effective since PornHub is obviously still in business. I wonder what their numbers looked like before and after.
The most effective regulation here is from payment handlers.
Not sure what eventually became of this, but MasterCard shitcanned PornHub a few years ago. See https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52543508
I also see a statement from 2022 reinforcing that decision. https://www.mastercard.com/news/press/2022/august/mastercard-statement-reinforcing-adult-content-standards/
I guess even that’s not very effective since PornHub is obviously still in business. I wonder what their numbers looked like before and after.