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Mastercard and Visa stated that they prohibited the use of their cards on Pornhub after the New York Times reported the platform included videos of child abuse and rape.
Both companies are currently starting investigations this week into their financial ties with the parent company of Pornhub. Mastercard stated “confirmed violations of our standards prohibiting unlawful content on their site.” Visa also spoke out and said "We are instructing the financial institutions who serve MindGeek to suspend processing of payments through the Visa network."
Pornhub said they made changes to prevent the use of nonconsensual content and Mastercard and Visa's measures were disappointing.