He was followed by more than 13 million Internet users and had published more than 6,000 contents: the official Instagram account of Pornhub has now disappeared, according to the American site Variety. Around the world, the notorious porn site is under pressure as its controls are seen as insufficient to reserve adult videos and prevent sharing footage resulting from rape, including pedophilia.
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As reported by the specialized site The Verge, Instagram has not yet publicly communicated the reasons for this removal. Pornography is prohibited on the platform; Unlike Twitter, the Pornhub account has always been content to stream content that does not include images of a sexual nature. However, this sanction could follow repeated reports from Internet users.
On Twitter, Laila Mickelwait, an anti-porn activist, posted a screenshot after an Instagram report dated June 1. A complaint that, therefore, was followed up, since the platform explains that it censored the account for breach of its rules of use. However, without specifying which rule was broken.
It’s not just Instagram where Pornhub stands out, just like other porn sites. In France, several procedures are targeting them, in particular through Arcom, which could soon block all access to Pornhub from France. At the end of 2020, Pornhub had already been sanctioned by Visa and Mastercard, which had cut off their services due to pressure from Internet users. Several company executives also jumped ship over the summer.
Source: BFM TV
