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Pornhub settles charges it deceived users over child sex abuse material, US FTC says
Aylo agreed to implement third-party audits and stricter content verification after allegations of hosting illegal material and mishandling personal data from 2017 to 2021.
- Pornhub owner Aylo will pay a $5 million settlement to the FTC and Utah over allegations that the company knowingly profited off of child sexual abuse material and nonconsensual material .
- The FTC alleges that Aylo failed to disclose that it obtained and stored performers' personal data indefinitely after verification, posing a security risk.
- As part of the settlement, Aylo must verify the consent and identity of anyone in uploaded content, block CSAM and NCM, and face audits for the next decade.
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Pornhub owners will pay $5M penalty in settlement with Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (KSL.com) — Utah and federal officials announced a proposed settlement with the owners of Pornhub and other adult video sites requiring them to remove child sexual abuse material and nonconsensual sexual content from those platforms. The proposed consent order, announced Wednesday in Salt Lake City by the Utah Department of Commerce’s Division […]
Pornhub owner agrees to $5M settlement amid oversight, safety failures
The Federal Trade Commission is keeping an eye on how companies handle harmful content online, from family entertainment platforms to adult sites. On Wednesday, the FTC and the state of Utah announced that Pornhub and its parent company, Aylo, will pay $5 million to settle allegations that they allowed illegal and abusive sexual content to be uploaded and shared while misleading users about their safeguards. “The images and the videos cause last…
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The Independent (US)PornHub to pay $5M fine for failing to stop child sex abuse videos on websites
‘Pornhub’s operators inflicted grave harm on children and nonconsenting adults by promoting and distributing truly horrific material online,’ FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said
Utah leads national crackdown on porn industry
In a joint settlement with the FTC, the state forced Pornhub’s parent company to pay millions and submit to years of audits — signaling that Utah is setting the rules for an industry long seen as untouchable.
Pornhub parent company will pay Utah $5 million settlement over rape, child sex abuse videos
The Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)The company operating some of the most visited pornographic websites in the world has agreed to pay Utah $5 million over allegations that it didn’t do enough to remove harmful content, including videos depicting rape, child sexual abuse and secret recordings. Officials announced a proposed consent order on Wednesday, filed in fed…
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