Visa ‘provided the tool used to complete a crime’ in Pornhub child exploitation conspiracy, judge says in scathing ruling

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A lawsuit brought forward by a survivor of exploitation on Pornhub has taken a significant step forward after a judge ruled that Visa can be held liable for providing financial services to MindGeek, Pornhub’s Canadian parent company, while it knew the website was infested with child sexual abuse material. 

The decision “will have far-reaching implications on credit card companies and online criminal conduct,” the survivors' lawyer says. 

Published in The Pointer Brampton and The Pointer Mississauga August 5, 2022