Visa, Mastercard Suspend Payments for Ad Purchases on Pornhub could be allowing child pornography on their platform.

Visa and Mastercard have reportedly suspended card payments for advertising on Pornhub and its parent company MindGeek following controversy over whether the adult video websites could be facilitating child pornography.

CNBC reports that Visa and Mastercard said this week that card payments for advertising on Pornhub and its parent company MindGeek would be suspended after a lawsuit caused controversy over whether the payments giants could be allowing child pornography on their platform.

A federal judge in California recently denied Visa’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit by a woman who accused the payment processor of facilitating the distribution of child pornography on Pornhub and other MindGeek-owned websites. Visa CEO and Chairman Al Kelly said in a statement that the company strongly condemns sex trafficking and is confident in its position.

“Visa condemns sex trafficking, sexual exploitation, and child sexual abuse,” Kelly said. “It is illegal, and Visa does not permit the use of our network for illegal activity. Our rules explicitly and unequivocally prohibit the use of our products to pay for content that depicts nonconsensual sexual behavior or child sexual abuse. We are vigilant in our efforts to deter this, and other illegal activity on our network.”

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