Pornhub’s parent company has settled a lawsuit brought by 50 women who said they were victims of a sex-trafficking operation.
The women said that Girls Do Porn, an adult content provider, coerced them into having sex on camera and lied about how the material would be shared.
The 50 women had sued Pornhub, alleging the firm knew of the allegations but continued a partnership anyway.
Terms of the settlement were not made public.
In a statement, Pornhub parent company MindGeek said it had zero tolerance over the posting of illegal content on its platforms.
“The Parties reached a mutual resolution to resolve the dispute and the terms are confidential ,” Brian Holm, the lawyer who represented the women said in an emailed statement.
Girls Do Porn was a part of MindGeek’s partner programmes until October 2019, when the US Department of Justice effectively shut the porn producer down by arresting and charging its senior staff with sex trafficking and other offences.
It had uploaded numerous explicit videos to Pornhub and other public websites. Pornhub removed these videos after charges against Girls Do Porn were filed by US authorities.
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