NEW YORK: Mastercard Inc. is examining links to MindGeek after a New York Times column accused the father of the Pornhub. com website of distributing videos showing child abuse and un indulgeted violence.
Mastercard said Saturday that it tolerates illegal activities in its payment network and that it is being implemented with law enforcement and organizations such as the National Center for missing persons.
“We are investigating the accusations made in the New York Times and are working with MindGeek’s bank on this situation, in addition to other measures already taken,” Mastercard said in a statement. “If the accusations are true, we will take immediate action. “
Nicholas Kristof’s column in the Times describing recordings of attacks and a nude video of a 14-year-old woman provoked outrage on social media, adding a Twitter message from activist investor Bill Ackman that card corporations suspend bills or withdraw their stake in Pornhub “until it’s fixed. “
Kristof wrote that Pornhub does not properly block or remove content that intensifies violence and allows videos to be uploaded from its site, meaning that content can spread even after it is deleted.
Pornhub stated that any claim that it would authorize child sexual abuse curtains is false. The site is “decidedly committed to fighting” content and has implemented a “next-generation security and trust policy to identify illegal curtains,” Pornhub said in a statement.
Mastercard and its rival Visa Inc. no work directly with retailers; Instead, Internet sites looking to settle for credit and debit cards register with a bank known as a commercial acquirer to make payments. A Visa spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment. .
Mastercard stated in its that when it identifies illegal activity on its network, it sometimes asks the merchant to get the appointment terminated unless an effective compliance plan is implemented.
Payment processing for pornographic Internet sites has long divided the invoice industry and the banking sector, and sex staff said they closed their bank accounts after lenders discovered their profession.
PayPal Holdings Inc. makes paperwork invoices for Pornhub. com. American Express Co cards are accepted on Pornhub and a spokesperson said Saturday that the company has a long-standing policy that prohibits the acceptance of cards on adult virtual content websites.
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