YouTube has banned Pornhub’s channel for “many” community guidelines violations.Information Guide Nigeria
Variety stated that the adult entertainment website’s YouTube account was blocked for violating YouTube’s external link policy.
‘Upon review, we terminated the channel Pornhub Official following multiple violations of our Community Guidelines,’ YouTube spokesperson Jack Malon told The Verge.
‘We enforce our policies equally for everyone, and channels that repeatedly violate or are dedicated to violative content are terminated,’
YouTube bans users from linking to prohibited content, such as pornographic material.
Before it was taken down on Friday, Pornhub’s YouTube channel had around 900,000 followers.
Since its inception eight years ago, the channel has primarily featured non-NSFW video promoting Pornhub and its performers.JAMB portal
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The business also implemented an age limit on YouTube videos, requiring viewers to be at least 18 years of age.
In response to the restriction, the company “vehemently denies” that it posted or linked to adult content.
‘Pornhub maintains the absolute best trust and safety measures on the internet and takes special care to ensure it does not violate any of YouTube’s Community Guidelines,’ a Pornhub spokesperson told The Verge.
‘Unfortunately, this is just the latest example of discrimination against those in the adult industry, a trend seen across social media and all other facets of life, especially as groups disingenuously conflate consensual adult content with exploitation.’NYSC portal
Pornhub was banned from Instagram in September after the social media service determined that the account “violates our Community Standards.”
Pornhub replied to the restriction with an open letter criticizing Instagram for banning its ‘completely PG’ account while other authors continue to publish content containing ‘nudity and overt sexuality with no consequences.’JAMB Result
After Visa and Mastercard revoked their payment rights in 2020, Pornhub prohibited all unconfirmed material.
At the time, the porn site said it was “the most comprehensive safeguards in the history of user-generated platforms.”
Pornhub added: ‘Unverified users are now banned from uploading content — a policy no other platform has put in place, including Facebook, which reported 84 million instances of child sexual abuse material over the last three years. In comparison, the Internet Watch Foundation reported 118 incidents on Pornhub over the last three years.’