Mastercard Terminates Use for Pornhub After Finding 'Illegal Material' on Website

Tré Goins-Phillips : Dec 11, 2020
Faithwire.com

"...In addition, we continue to investigate potential illegal content on other websites to take the appropriate action." -Mastercard statement

[Faithwire.com] Mastercard has terminated the use of its cards on the largest pornography website, Pornhub, after its own internal investigation revealed illegal content on the embattled platform. (Image: Pixabay)

In a statement to the Daily Caller, the credit card company said: "Today, the use of our cards at Pornhub is being terminated. Our investigation over the past several days has confirmed violations of our standards prohibiting unlawful content on their site."

"As a result, and in accordance with our policies, we instructed the financial institutions that connect the site to our network to terminate acceptance," the statement read. "In addition, we continue to investigate potential illegal content on other websites to take the appropriate action."

The decision by Mastercard follows an op-ed written by New York Times columnist Nick Kristof, who wrote about the illicit content available on Pornhub, an issue Faithwire has been covering for quite some time... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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