Facebook-owned Instagram has removed a Pornhub account from its platform, amid allegations that the Canadian website facilitated child pornography on its website.
The pornography company had 13.1 million followers and over 6,200 posts on its account before it was deleted. Variation.
It wasn’t immediately clear why the Facebook-owned company’s Pornhub account, now known as Meta, was banned.
According to Dona Hawkins, CEO of the National Center for Sexual Exploitation, the company does not post nudity on its own account, which would violate Instagram policy, but “directly promotes pornography” by encouraging these subscribers to become pornographic artists through the caribou promotional video. .
“Instagram has made the bold decision to end its partnership with Pornhub and it’s time for all companies to follow suit,” Hawkins said. Variation.
Viral video of activist speaking out against pornography and sex trafficking Screenshots Twitter states that the complaint was posted to Instagram on June 1. However, the alleged content of the complaint is unknown and it has not been confirmed whether it resulted in the deletion of her Instagram account.
Pornhub’s Twitter and YouTube accounts are still registered.
A Canadian company has faced allegations on its platform that it promotes child pornography and exploits victims of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
Breitbart News reported in August that Visa and Mastercard were suspending card payments for ads by Pornhub and its parent company, MindGeek, over allegations of allowing child pornography on their platforms.
Studies have shown that viewing pornography has harmful consequences, including affecting the privacy of the viewer by causing higher levels of depression, anxiety and stress.
On Thursday, Grammy Award winner Kanye West said on his Instagram that “porn has ruined my family.” “I’m dealing with an addiction fueled by Instagram, I’m not going to let that happen to Northy and Chicago. [his two daughters]”.
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Source: Breitbart
