English Learning for Curious Minds

#376 | Porn & Big Money

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Jun 15, 2023
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MindGeek's Porn Empire

  • MindGeek owns major adult websites like Pornhub, visited by 100 million daily.
  • It operated secretly for years, making huge profits and controlling much of online porn.
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Payment Barriers and Regulation

  • Porn studios faced big challenges accepting payments online due to high chargebacks and stigma.
  • Visa and MasterCard indirectly regulate porn by allowing only certain types for payments.
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Rise of Free Tube Sites

  • Free Tube sites revolutionized porn by hosting mass uploaded content, often without consent.
  • These sites attract massive traffic and monetized through ads and subscriptions.
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