YouTube removes Pornhub channel over 'multiple violations'

Variety has reported that PornHub's official channel has been taken down due to multiple violations of its guidelines. PornHub's YouTube channel had over one million subscribers when it first launched, but it no longer shows up in the search results on the video sharing website.

The policy against linking to sites that host content not allowed on YouTube was broken by PornHub. The channel was terminated after multiple violations of community guidelines. channels that violate or are dedicated to violating content are terminated.

MindGeek, the parent company of PornHub, denied that it linked out to porn sites. "PornHub takes special care to ensure that it does not violate any of the community guidelines on the internet, and maintains the absolute best trust and safety measures on the internet," the statement said. This is just the most recent example of discrimination against those in the adult industry.

On Friday, the anti-pornography group National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) wrote on its website that it had flagged content that it believed violated the policies of the video sharing website. The NCOSE was made aware that the channel had been terminated for violating community guidelines. MindGeek said that performers and sex workers are marginalized groups and that they are dangerous.

Mastercard and Visa stopped making payments to PornHub in 2020 after Mastercard found illegal content on the website. The judge refused to remove Visa from the lawsuit. In September, PornHub was banned permanently by the photo sharing service.