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}}{{Quote|This sequel carries the first book’s ideas and wild exuberance further, with aplomb. By combining bold choices with bolder sincerity, Rothfuss has found one of the secrets of great storytelling.|[https://aux.avclub.com/patrick-rothfuss-the-wise-man-s-fear-1798167590 AV/AUX]}}
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'''Pornhub''' is a Canadian-owned [[Internet pornography]] video-sharing website, one of several owned by [[adult entertainment]] [[Media conglomerate|conglomerate]] [[Aylo]] (formerly MindGeek / Manwin / Mansef).<ref name="theinquirer1">{{Cite web |date=6 December 2011 |title=Talk Talk fails to block Pornhub |url=http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2130430/talk-talk-fails-block-pornhub |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107222349/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2130430/talk-talk-fails-block-pornhub |url-status=unfit |archive-date=7 January 2012 |access-date=23 May 2013 |website=[[The Inquirer]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 November 2013 |title=World's biggest porn site reveals how major events affect viewing habits |url=http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/worlds-biggest-porn-site-reveals-how-major-events-affect-viewing-habits/story-fnjwmwrh-1226770342473 |url-status=dead |website=New.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524225724/http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/worlds-biggest-porn-site-reveals-how-major-events-affect-viewing-habits/story-fnjwmwrh-1226770342473 |archive-date=24 May 2014 |access-date=22 December 2014}}</ref> {{as of|2024|08|}}, Pornhub is the 16th-[[List of most-visited websites|most-visited website]] in the world and the most-visited adult website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Websites Ranking |url=https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=[[Similarweb]]}}</ref>
 
  
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The site allows visitors to view [[Pornography|pornographic videos]] from various categories, including professional and [[amateur pornography]], and to upload and share their own videos. Content can be flagged if it violates the website's terms of service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms Of Service |website=Pornhub |url=https://www.pornhub.com/information/terms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608021611/https://www.pornhub.com/information/terms |archive-date=8 June 2023 |access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref> The site also hosts the Pornhub Awards annually.
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'''''The Wise Man's Fear''''' is the second book in the critically acclaimed fantasy series ''[[The Kingkiller Chronicle]]'' and was proceeded by ''[[The Name of the Wind]]''. It was published on March 1{{Sup|st}}, 2011 by DAW Books.
  
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In December 2020, following a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' exposé of [[Revenge porn|non-consensual pornography]] and [[sex trafficking]], payment processors [[Mastercard]] and [[Visa Inc.|Visa]] cut their services to Pornhub. Pornhub then removed all videos uploaded by unverified users,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pornhub-suspended-all-unverified-videos-content/|title=Pornhub Just Purged All Unverified Content From the Platform|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=14 December 2020 |access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=14 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214155720/https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqjjy/pornhub-suspended-all-unverified-videos-content|url-status=live}}</ref> reducing the total content from 13{{nbsp}}million to 4{{nbsp}}million videos.<ref name="Guardian removal">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/14/pornhub-purge-removes-unverified-videos-investigation-child-abuse|title=Pornhub removes millions of videos after investigation finds child abuse content|date=14 December 2020|website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=24 June 2021|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628020109/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/14/pornhub-purge-removes-unverified-videos-investigation-child-abuse|url-status=live}}</ref> A 2023 documentary, ''[[Money Shot: The Pornhub Story]]'', covers the opposition to Pornhub and the views of some pornographic performers.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=DeVille |first=Cherie |date=2023-03-11 |title=Why I Chose to Appear in Netflix's Controversial Pornhub Documentary |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/money-shot-the-pornhub-story-netflix-cherie-deville-porn-documentary-sex-trafficking-1234692557/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=30 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330105722/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/money-shot-the-pornhub-story-netflix-cherie-deville-porn-documentary-sex-trafficking-1234692557/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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== Editions ==
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<gallery widths="125" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
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The Wise Man's Fear (US).jpg|The Wise Man's Fear (US, original cover)
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The Wise Man's Fear (BR).jpg|O temor do sábio (Brazil)
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The Wise Man's Fear (BG).jpg|Страхът на мъдреца (Bulgaria)
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The Wise Man's Fear (BG) A1.jpg|Страхът на мъдреца (Bulgaria)
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The Wise Man's Fear (CATALONIA).jpg|El temor d'un home savi (Catalonia)
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The Wise Man's Fear (CN).jpg|智者之惧 (China)
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The Wise Man's Fear (CZ).jpg|Strach moudrého muže (Czech Republic)
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The Wise Man's Fear (EE).jpg|Targa mehe hirm (Estonia)
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The Wise Man's Fear (EE) A1.jpg|Targa mehe hirm (Estonia)
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The Wise Man's Fear (FR).jpg|La Peur du Sage (France)
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The Wise Man's Fear (FR) A1.jpg|La Peur du Sage (France)
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The Wise Man's Fear (DE).jpg|Die Furcht des Weisen (Germany)
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The Wise Man's Fear (DE) A1.jpg|Die Furcht des Weisen (Germany)
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The Wise Man's Fear (GR).jpg|Όσα φοβούνται οι σοφοί Τόμος Α (Greece)
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The Wise Man's Fear (HU).jpg|A bölcs ember félelme (Hungary)
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The Wise Man's Fear (IL).jpg|פחדיו של האדם האפל (Israel)
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The Wise Man's Fear (IT).jpg|La Paura del Saggio (Italy)
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The Wise Man's Fear (LV).jpg|Vieda vīra bailes (Latvia)
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The Wise Man's Fear (LT).jpg|Išminčiaus baimė (Lithuania)
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The Wise Man's Fear (LT) A1.jpg|Išminčiaus baimė (Lithuania)
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The Wise Man's Fear (NO).jpg|En vis manns frykt (Norway)
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The Wise Man's Fear (PL).jpg|Strach mędrca (Poland)
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The Wise Man's Fear (PL) A1.jpg|Strach mędrca (Poland)
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The Wise Man's Fear (PT).jpg|O Medo do Homem Sábio (Portugal)
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The Wise Man's Fear (PT) A1.jpg|O Medo do Homem Sábio (Portugal)
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The Wise Man's Fear (RO).jpg|Teama Înteleptului (Romania)
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The Wise Man's Fear (RU).jpg|Страхи мудреца (Russia)
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The Wise Man's Fear (RU) A1.jpg|Страхи мудреца (Russia)
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The Wise Man's Fear (SK).jpg|Strach múdreho muža (Slovakia)
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The Wise Man's Fear (ES).jpg|El temor de un hombre sabio (Spain)
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The Wise Man's Fear (SE).jpg|En Vis Mans Fruktan (Sweden)
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The Wise Man's Fear (SE) A1.jpg|En Vis Mans Fruktan (Sweden)
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The Wise Man's Fear (TW).jpg|智者之懼 (Taiwan)
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The Wise Man's Fear (NL).jpg|De Angst van de Wijze (The Netherlands)
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The Wise Man's Fear (TR).jpg|Bilge Adamın Korkusu (Turkey)
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The Wise Man's Fear (RS).jpg|Strah Mudroga I tom (Serbia)
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The Wise Man's Fear (RS) A1.jpg|Strah Mudroga II tom (Serbia)
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== History ==
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Pornhub was launched on 25 May 2007 by web developer Matt Keezer as a website within the company Interhub.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Geek-Kings of Smut |url=http://nymag.com/news/features/70985/index1.html |access-date=22 December 2014 |website=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=28 January 2011 |archive-date=3 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203034547/http://nymag.com/news/features/70985/index1.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2010, the company was purchased by [[Fabian Thylmann]] as part of the Manwin conglomerate (now known as [[Aylo]]).<ref name="Buse">{{Cite news |last=Buse |first=Uwe |date=20 December 2012 |title=Harnessing the Internet: The German Porn King's Revolutionary Model |work=Der Spiegel |url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/fabian-thylmann-and-his-revolutionary-porn-business-model-a-873802-2.html |access-date=29 September 2013 |archive-date=13 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013153311/http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/fabian-thylmann-and-his-revolutionary-porn-business-model-a-873802-2.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Thylmann sold his stake in the company to [[Feras Antoon]] and David Tassillo, who served until 2022 as its CEO and COO, respectively.<ref name="Woods">{{cite web |last=Woods |first=Ben |date=3 March 2016 |title=The (almost) invisible men and women behind the world's largest porn sites |url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/03/03/the-almost-invisible-men-and-women-behind-the-worlds-largest-porn-sites/ |access-date=21 April 2020 |website=The Next Web |archive-date=30 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230234142/https://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/03/03/the-almost-invisible-men-and-women-behind-the-worlds-largest-porn-sites/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Krishna |first1=Rithika |last2=Dasgupta |first2=Shounak |date=22 June 2022 |title=Pornhub-owner MindGeek CEO, COO resign |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/pornhub-owner-mindgeek-ceo-coo-resign-2022-06-21/ |publisher=Reuters |access-date=13 December 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913052839/https://www.reuters.com/business/pornhub-owner-mindgeek-ceo-coo-resign-2022-06-21/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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In an effort to introduce [[Content curation|quality curation]] to the site, the company launched a service called "Pornhub Select" in October 2013.<ref name="pornhub-select-blog">{{Cite web |date=1 October 2013 |url=https://www.pornhub.com/insights/pornhub-launches-a-new-feature-for-amazing-hand-picked-curated-porn-pornhub-select |title=Pornhub Launches a New Feature for Amazing Hand-Picked Curated Porn |website=Pornhub |access-date=19 February 2021 |archive-date=15 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615090737/https://www.pornhub.com/insights/pornhub-launches-a-new-feature-for-amazing-hand-picked-curated-porn-pornhub-select |url-status=live}}</ref> Pornhub also launched a content curation website on 9 October 2013 called "PornIQ", which used an algorithm to create personalized video playlists for the viewer based on a number of factors, including their porn preferences, the time of day they are visiting the website, what part of the world they live in, and the amount of time the viewer has available.<ref name="porniq-xbiz">{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Lila |date=9 October 2013 |title=PornHub to Roll Out Porn IQ |url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/169908 |access-date=18 August 2014 |website=Xbiz |archive-date=19 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085428/http://www.xbiz.com/news/169908 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="porniq-pandodaily">{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=David |date=9 October 2013 |title=What media companies can learn from Pornhub and its new PornIQ service |url=http://pando.com/2013/10/09/what-media-companies-can-learn-from-pornhub-and-its-new-porniq-service/ |access-date=18 August 2014 |website=[[PandoDaily]] |archive-date=18 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118210154/http://pando.com/2013/10/09/what-media-companies-can-learn-from-pornhub-and-its-new-porniq-service/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> David Holmes of [[PandoDaily]] noted that Pornhub's data-intensive approach to playlists set it apart from previous attempts at user-generated playlists, and marked a new trend in the switch from content searching to passive curation among [[Web 2.0]] websites.<ref name="porniq-pandodaily" />
 
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By 2009, Aylo's three largest pornographic sites, RedTube, YouPorn and PornHub, collectively had 100 million unique visitors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lanxon |first=Nate |date=22 May 2009 |title=Twitter more popular than free porn: fact! |publisher=CNET UK |url=http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/twitter-more-popular-than-free-porn-fact-49302352/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424134321/http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/twitter-more-popular-than-free-porn-fact-49302352/ |archive-date=24 April 2012 |access-date=23 May 2013 |website=Crave.cnet.co.uk}}</ref>
 
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In June 2015, Pornhub announced that it was going to make a pornographic film featuring real-life [[sex in space]], named ''Sexplorations''. The site hoped to launch the mission and shoot the movie in 2016, covering the pre- and post-production costs itself, but sought $3.4 million from [[IndieGogo]] crowdfunders. If funded, the film would have been slated for a 2016 release, following six months of training for the two performers and six-person crew.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/first-sex-in-space-pornhub-is-going-to-make-a-porn-film-in-space-10309285.html First sex in space: Pornhub is going to make a porn film in space] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507200225/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/first-sex-in-space-pornhub-is-going-to-make-a-porn-film-in-space-10309285.html |date=7 May 2019}}, independent.co.uk</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pornhub Space Program – Sexploration|url=http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1117894/fblk |access-date=30 April 2019 |website=Indiegogo}}</ref>
 
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On 1 February 2016, Pornhub launched an online casino powered by Betsoft, Endorphina, and 1x2gaming.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 February 2016 |title=Porn + Gambling=PornHub Casino |website=lcb.org |url=https://lcb.org/news/9753-porn-gambling-pornhub-casino |access-date=19 September 2018 |archive-date=23 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723160703/https://lcb.org/news/9753-porn-gambling-pornhub-casino |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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In October 2017, vice president Corey Price announced that Pornhub would use [[computer vision]] and [[artificial intelligence]] software to identify and [[Tag (metadata)|tag]] videos on the website with information about the performers and sex acts. Price said the company planned to scan its entire library beginning early 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Biggs |first=John |title=PornHub uses computer vision to ID actors, acts in its videos |website=[[TechCrunch]] |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/11/pornhub-uses-computer-vision-to-id-actors-acts-in-its-videos/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014071746/https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/11/pornhub-uses-computer-vision-to-id-actors-acts-in-its-videos/ |archive-date=14 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=11 October 2017 |title=Facial Recognition for Porn Stars Is a Privacy Nightmare Waiting to Happen |website=[[Vice (website)|Vice]] |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/facial-recognition-for-porn-stars-is-a-privacy-nightmare-waiting-to-happen/ |access-date=17 October 2017 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017094007/https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3kmpb/facial-recognition-for-porn-stars-is-a-privacy-nightmare-waiting-to-happen |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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On 17 April 2018, the site began accepting [[Verge (cryptocurrency)|Verge cryptocurrency]] as a payment option.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liao |first=Shannon |date=2018-04-17 |title=Pornhub starts accepting cryptocurrency |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/17/17244916/pornhub-cryptocurrency-verge-xvg |access-date=2020-12-14 |website=The Verge}}</ref>
 
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In December 2020, following a [[Column (periodical)|column]] in ''[[The New York Times]]'' by [[Nicholas Kristof]] that was critical of the company,<ref>{{cite web |last=Kristof |first=Nicholas |authorlink=Nicholas Kristof |title=The Children of Pornhub |website=The New York Times |date=4 December 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/opinion/sunday/pornhub-rape-trafficking.html |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609122543/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/opinion/sunday/pornhub-rape-trafficking.html |url-status=live}}</ref> payment processors [[Mastercard]] and [[Visa Inc.|Visa]] cut their services to Pornhub. Pornhub then removed all videos by unverified users.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pornhub: Mastercard and Visa to block use of cards on site after child abuse allegations |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=10 December 2020 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/10/pornhub-mastercard-visa-rape-child-abuse-images |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=15 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815082039/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/10/pornhub-mastercard-visa-rape-child-abuse-images |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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Incidents have been reported of Pornhub hosting [[child pornography]], [[revenge porn]], and [[Rape pornography#Real rape cases|rape pornography]]. The company has been criticized for slow or inadequate responses to these incidents.
 
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Pornhub employs Vobile to search for uploads of banned videos to remove them from the site,<ref name="BBC rape">{{Cite web |date=10 February 2020 |title=I was raped at 14, and the video ended up on a porn site |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-51391981 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210072123/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-51391981 |archive-date=10 February 2020 |access-date=8 March 2020 |publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> and non-consensual content or personally identifiable information present on Pornhub can be reported to the company via an online form.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Content Removal Request for XXX Photos or Porn Videos |url=https://pornhub.com/content-removal |access-date=8 March 2020 |website=Pornhub |archive-date=3 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303232042/https://www.pornhub.com/content-removal |url-status=live}}</ref> Pornhub has been criticized for its response to non-consensual pornography and sex trafficking.<ref name="BBC rape" /> Journalists at ''[[Vice (website)|Vice]]'' commented that Pornhub profits from "content that's destroyed lives, and continues to do harm".<ref name="vice GirlsDoPorn">{{Cite web |last1=Cole |first1=Samantha |last2=Maiberg |first2=Emanuel |date=16 July 2019 |title=How Pornhub Enables Doxing and Harassment |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pornhub-doxing-and-harassment-girls-do-porn-lawsuit/ |access-date=8 March 2020 |website=[[Vice (website)|Vice]] |archive-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716202853/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mb8zjn/pornhub-doxing-and-harassment-girls-do-porn-lawsuit |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=6 February 2020 |title=How to Remove Non-Consensual Videos From Pornhub |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-to-remove-videos-from-pornhub/ |access-date=29 April 2020 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |archive-date=3 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903060741/https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/epgpqa/how-to-remove-videos-from-pornhub |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' said that the move reflected a larger trend of Internet platforms using verification to classify sources.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caplan|first=Robyn|date=2020-12-18|title=Pornhub Is Just the Latest Example of the Move Toward a Verified Internet|url=https://slate.com/technology/2020/12/pornhub-verified-users-twitter.html|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Slate|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229054654/https://slate.com/technology/2020/12/pornhub-verified-users-twitter.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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In 2009, a 14-year-old girl was [[gang rape]]d at knifepoint and the videos were uploaded to Pornhub. The girl stated that she emailed Pornhub repeatedly over a period of six months but received no reply. Eventually the videos were removed.<ref name="BBC rape" /> Another case in October 2019 involved a man who faces charges of [[Statutory rape|lewd and lascivious battery]] of a 15-year-old girl, videos of which were discovered on Pornhub, Modelhub, [[Periscope (app)|Periscope]], and [[Snapchat]] that led to his arrest.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 October 2019 |title=Mom saw porn videos of her runaway teen online. Cops went after the man she was with. |work=Miami Herald |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article236607038.html |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=23 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623034735/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article236607038.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In another incident of non-consensual pornography, the UK-based activist group [[NotYourPorn|Not Your Porn]] was founded by the friend of a woman whose [[iCloud]] storage had been hacked, leading to the hacker posting sexually explicit photos and videos on Pornhub alongside her full name. Pornhub removed the video when reported, but clones of the video using her full name replicated faster than the videos were removed. The woman found "the fractured communication system at Pornhub has meant this has become an increasingly excruciating process". The founder of Not Your Porn reported that fifty women contacted her over a six-month period about non-consensual online pornography featuring them, thirty of whom reported that the videos were uploaded to Pornhub.<ref name="BBC rape" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Broster |first=Alice |date=27 August 2019 |title=#NotYourPorn Is The Campaign Fighting To Get Non-Consensual Content Removed From UK Porn Sites |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/notyourporn-is-the-campaign-fighting-to-get-non-consensual-content-removed-from-uk-porn-sites-18669297 |access-date=8 March 2020 |website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |archive-date=14 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914024318/https://www.bustle.com/p/notyourporn-is-the-campaign-fighting-to-get-non-consensual-content-removed-from-uk-porn-sites-18669297 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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On 10 October 2019, the two owners of [[GirlsDoPorn]] along with two employees were arrested on three counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, after a civil lawsuit was filed in July.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hassan |first1=Adeel |last2=Syckle |first2=Katie Van |date=11 October 2019 |title=Porn Producers Accused of Fooling Women Get Sex Trafficking Charges |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/us/porn-sex-trafficking.html |access-date=29 April 2020 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=1 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701081018/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/us/porn-sex-trafficking.html |url-status=live}}</ref> A week afterwards, the official verified GirlsDoPorn channel &ndash; the 20th-largest channel at the time &ndash; was removed from the site. The delayed response was criticized by journalists at ''[[Daily Dot]]'' and ''[[Motherboard (website)|Motherboard]]''.<ref name="dot GirlsDoPorn">{{Cite web |last=Valens |first=Ana |date=15 October 2019 |title=Pornhub pulls Girls Do Porn videos amid sex trafficking charges |url=https://www.dailydot.com/irl/pornhub-girls-do-porn-federal-charges/ |access-date=25 February 2020 |website=[[The Daily Dot]] |archive-date=17 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017112724/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/pornhub-girls-do-porn-federal-charges/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="motherboard GirlsDoPorn">{{Cite web |last1=Cole |first1=Samantha |last2=Maiberg |first2=Emanuel |date=14 October 2019 |title=Pornhub Finally Removes Girls Do Porn |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pornhub-finally-removes-girls-do-porn/ |access-date=25 February 2020 |website=[[Motherboard (website)|Motherboard]] |archive-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015033634/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43kb5q/pornhub-finally-removes-girls-do-porn |url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, the videos could still be found afterwards unofficially on Pornhub's website.<ref name="BBC rape" /><ref name="vice GirlsDoPorn" /> In December 2020, MindGeek, Pornhub's parent company was sued in [[California]] for hosting non-consensual videos produced by GirlsDoPorn, which coerced women into appearing in their videos under false pretenses. In January 2021, a class action lawsuit making similar claims was launched in [[Montreal]]. The Canadian-proposed class action sought $600{{nbsp}}million for anyone who had intimate photos and videos, some of which may have been taken when they were underage, shared on MindGeek's sites without their consent, since 2007.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Leavitt|first=Kieran|date=8 January 2021|title=Pornhub owner facing proposed $600 million class-action lawsuit from Ontario woman|work=[[Toronto Star]]|url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2021/01/08/pornhub-owner-facing-proposed-600-million-class-action-lawsuit-from-ontario-woman.html|access-date=9 January 2021|archive-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112051403/https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2021/01/08/pornhub-owner-facing-proposed-600-million-class-action-lawsuit-from-ontario-woman.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2021, 34 women sued MindGeek in a California federal court, alleging that the company had exploited them and hosted and promoted videos that depicted rape, revenge porn, and child sexual abuse.<ref name="cbsnews">{{cite news |title=In a new lawsuit, more than 30 women accuse Pornhub of profiting from videos posted without their consent |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pornhub-lawsuit-nonconsensual-videos-child-abuse-imagery/ |access-date=17 June 2021 |publisher=CBS News|first1=Tony|last1=Dokoupil|first2=Michael|last2=Kaplan|first3=Cassidy|last3=McDonald|date=17 June 2017 |archive-date=17 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617114649/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pornhub-lawsuit-nonconsensual-videos-child-abuse-imagery/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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The [[Internet Watch Foundation]] (IWF) found 118 instances of [[child sexual abuse]] material on Pornhub between 2017 and 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2020 |title=Call for credit card freeze on porn sites |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52543508 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |first=Megha|last=Mohan |access-date=21 May 2020 |archive-date=18 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518115659/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52543508 |url-status=live}}</ref> Pornhub rapidly removed this content.<ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news |date=2020-03-27 |title=UPDATE 1-Porn site's free service during coronavirus raises sex trafficking fears |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-women-trafficking-idUSL8N2BK415 |access-date=2020-05-22 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615133653/https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-women-trafficking-idUSL8N2BK415 |url-status=live}}</ref> An IWF spokesperson said that other social networks and communication tools posed more of an issue than Pornhub in regard to this type of content.<ref name="Reuters" /> In 2020, the [[National Center for Missing & Exploited Children]] reported that over 20 million reports of child sexual abuse material related to content on [[Facebook]], accounting for 95% of total reports, and that Pornhub and other MindGeek sites were the subject of only 13,000 reports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/facebook-a-hotbed-of-child-sexual-abuse-material-with-203-million-reports-far-more-than-pornhub|title=Facebook a Hotbed of 'Child Sexual Abuse Material' With 20.3 Million Reports, Far More Than Pornhub|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|last=Hitt|first=Tarpley|date=24 February 2021|accessdate=23 August 2021}}</ref>
 
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In response to abusive content on the site, an [[online petition]] calling for the shutdown of Pornhub gained over one million signatures throughout 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Ritu |date=11 June 2020 |title=Over One Million People Sign Petition to Shut Down Pornhub For Hosting Alleged Sex Trafficking & Child Rape Videos |url=https://www.india.com/viral/over-one-million-people-sign-petition-to-shut-down-pornhub-for-hosting-alleged-sex-trafficking-child-rape-videos-4055009/ |access-date=24 June 2020 |website=India.com |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626011708/https://www.india.com/viral/over-one-million-people-sign-petition-to-shut-down-pornhub-for-hosting-alleged-sex-trafficking-child-rape-videos-4055009/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordine |first=Emily |date=11 March 2020 |title=Petition launched to shut down PornHub after reported abuse cases |url=https://www.dw.com/en/pornhub-petition/a-52692766 |access-date=24 June 2020 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627044659/https://www.dw.com/en/pornhub-petition/a-52692766 |url-status=live}}</ref> The petition was started by [[Laila Mickelwait]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mickelwait |first=Laila |authorlink=Laila Mickelwait |title=Petition: Shut Down Pornhub and Hold Its Executives Accountable for Aiding Trafficking |url=https://traffickinghubpetition.com/ |access-date=10 September 2020 |archive-date=2 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902080514/https://traffickinghubpetition.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Director of Abolition at [[Exodus Cry]], a Christian anti-trafficking and anti- sex-work non-profit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hitt |first1=Tarpley |title=Inside Exodus Cry |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-exodus-cry-the-shady-evangelical-group-with-trump-ties-waging-war-on-pornhub |access-date=19 February 2021 |work=The Daily Beast |date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=20 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220022750/https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-exodus-cry-the-shady-evangelical-group-with-trump-ties-waging-war-on-pornhub |url-status=live}}</ref> Her petition was addressed to the executives of [[MindGeek]], the parent company of Pornhub. It noted numerous instances of non-consensual and child abuse material on the website, including a child trafficking victim who was made a "verified model" by the site.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dorman |first=Sam |date=7 March 2020 |title=Anti-Pornhub petition gains steam, accuses adult video giant of facilitating sex trafficking |url=https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/anti-pornhub-petition-sex-trafficking |access-date=24 June 2020 |publisher=Fox News |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626071109/https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/anti-pornhub-petition-sex-trafficking |url-status=live}}</ref> In response to the petition, Pornhub claimed they were committed to removing such material from the site.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Isaacs |first=Kate |date=9 March 2020 |title=Pornhub needs to change – or shut down |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/mar/09/pornhub-needs-to-change-or-shut-down |access-date=24 June 2020 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=23 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623141024/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/mar/09/pornhub-needs-to-change-or-shut-down |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kristof |first=Nicholas |date=4 December 2020 |title=The Children of Pornhub |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/opinion/sunday/pornhub-rape-trafficking.html |access-date=16 December 2020 |archive-date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215231824/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/opinion/sunday/pornhub-rape-trafficking.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 December 2020 |title=Pornhub: Mastercard reviews links with pornography site |publisher=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55215860 |access-date=16 December 2020 |archive-date=14 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214213057/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55215860 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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In December 2020, [[Nicholas Kristof]]'s opinion column in ''[[The New York Times]]'' described Pornhub as a company that "monetizes child rapes, revenge pornography, spy cam videos of women showering, racist and misogynist content, and footage of women being asphyxiated in plastic bags".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kristof |first=Nicholas |date=2020-12-04 |title=The Children of Pornhub |work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/opinion/sunday/pornhub-rape-trafficking.html |access-date=2020-12-09 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=6 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206104102/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/opinion/sunday/pornhub-rape-trafficking.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In response to the column, Pornhub announced it would prevent video uploads from unverified users and would disable video downloads.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brandom |first=Russell |date=2020-12-08 |title=Pornhub limits uploads and disables downloads after New York Times exposé |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/8/22164031/pornhub-upload-limit-blocked-download-nyt-kristof-child-abuse |access-date=2020-12-09 |website=The Verge |archive-date=9 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209101822/https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/8/22164031/pornhub-upload-limit-blocked-download-nyt-kristof-child-abuse |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Visa Inc.|Visa]] and [[Mastercard]] also announced they would review their financial ties to Pornhub.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nelson |first=Eshe |date=2020-12-07 |title=Visa and Mastercard to Investigate Financial Ties to Pornhub |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/business/visa-mastercard-pornhub.html |access-date=2020-12-09 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=9 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209154522/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/business/visa-mastercard-pornhub.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Kate |date=2020-12-07 |title=Pornhub under investigation by Visa, MasterCard amid abuse allegations |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/visa-mastercard-investigate-pornhub-amid-allegations-of-child-exploitation/ |access-date=2020-12-09 |website=Ars Technica |archive-date=9 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209182432/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/visa-mastercard-investigate-pornhub-amid-allegations-of-child-exploitation/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 December 2020 |title=Pornhub bans user uploads after abuse allegations |publisher=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55231181 |access-date=16 December 2020 |archive-date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215200713/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55231181 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 10 December 2020, Mastercard and Visa blocked use of their cards on Pornhub.<ref name="mastervisa">{{Cite news |last=Friedman |first=Gillian |date=2020-12-10 |title=Mastercard and Visa stop allowing their cards to be used on Pornhub. |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/business/visa-mastercard-block-pornhub.html |access-date=2020-12-11 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=11 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211012656/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/business/visa-mastercard-block-pornhub.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Jennifer |last=Surane |date=2020-12-12 |title=Discover Joins Mastercard, Visa in Cutting Ties With Pornhub |work=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-11/discover-joins-mastercard-visa-in-cutting-ties-with-pornhub |access-date=2020-12-15 |archive-date=15 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215025741/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-11/discover-joins-mastercard-visa-in-cutting-ties-with-pornhub |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-11 |title=Porn site abandoned by credit card companies after investigation |url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/internet/pornhub-mastercard-visa-stop-payments-to-porn-site-amid-child-abuse-scrutiny/news-story/1907126094a1ff2dc23bb083750df9f0 |access-date=2020-12-13 |website=New.com.au|archive-date=13 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213115619/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/internet/pornhub-mastercard-visa-stop-payments-to-porn-site-amid-child-abuse-scrutiny/news-story/1907126094a1ff2dc23bb083750df9f0 |url-status=live}}</ref> Pornhub told the ''New York Times'' that these claims were "irresponsible and flagrantly untrue".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-12-10 |title=Pornhub to ban unverified uploads after child abuse content claims |url=http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/dec/10/pornhub-to-ban-unverified-uploads-after-child-abuse-content-claims |access-date=2020-12-11 |work=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=11 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211011037/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/dec/10/pornhub-to-ban-unverified-uploads-after-child-abuse-content-claims |url-status=live}}</ref> Performer [[Siri Dahl]] expressed criticism that Visa and Mastercard's actions victimized pornographic performers, while Pornhub continued to make most of its money through [[banner ad]]s.<ref name="Money Shot" /> Kristof, in a follow-up 2025 column, cited internal documents that allegedly showed Pornhub employees joking about child sexual abuse material available and that moderators were aware of 706,000 videos that were flagged for unlawful content in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGrady Jr |first1=Michael |title=Kristof Returns: NYT Columnist Attacks PH Again, Aylo Responds AVN |url=https://avn.com/news/legal/kristof-returns-nyt-columnist-attacks-ph-again-aylo-responds-179508 |access-date=15 May 2025 |publisher=AVN |date=15 May 2025}}</ref>
 
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On 14 December 2020, Pornhub announced that all videos posted by unverified users had been removed from public access "pending verification and review".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ben Gilbert |date=2020-12-14 |title=Pornhub purges millions of unverified videos amid allegation of hosting child pornography |work=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/pornhub-purges-millions-unverified-videos-amid-child-pornography-allegations-2020-12 |access-date=2020-12-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pornhub Just Purged All Unverified Content From the Platform |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pornhub-suspended-all-unverified-videos-content/ |access-date=2020-12-14 |date=14 December 2020 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |archive-date=14 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214155720/https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqjjy/pornhub-suspended-all-unverified-videos-content |url-status=live}}</ref> This reduced the number of videos on the website from 13{{nbsp}}million to 4{{nbsp}}million.<ref name="Guardian removal" /> In Brazil, according to Clayton Nunes, CEO of ''[[Brasileirinhas]]'', the result of this action showed that the people who upload non-consensual pornography to Pornhub are the same people who upload pirated pornography.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/ooops/2020/12/18/cerco-ao-site-pornhub-reduz-pirataria-porno-ate-no-brasil.htm|title=Exclusivo: Cerco ao Pornhub reduz pirataria de pornô até no Brasil|last=Feltrin|first=Ricardo|date=|website=Splash|access-date=13 March 2021|archive-date=18 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218181321/https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/ooops/2020/12/18/cerco-ao-site-pornhub-reduz-pirataria-porno-ate-no-brasil.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Following their ban on unverified user posting videos, Pornhub released a blog post where they compared those opposed to them to who "same forces that have spent 50 years demonizing Playboy, the National Endowment for the Arts, sex education, LGBTQ rights, women's rights, and even the American Library Association.<ref name=":1" />
 
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In April 2021, ''Vice'' reported that individuals tied to [[far-right]] and [[Christian fundamentalist]] groups, which claim to be [[anti-trafficking]] and [[anti-pornography]] activists, disseminated disinformation and made death threats towards Pornhub's staff and sex workers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cole|first=Samantha|date=13 April 2021|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/anti-porn-extremism-pornhub-traffickinghub-exodus-cry-ncose/|url-status=live|title=The Crusade Against Pornhub Is Going to Get Someone Killed|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413220002/https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7bj9w/anti-porn-extremism-pornhub-traffickinghub-exodus-cry-ncose|archive-date=13 April 2021|access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref>
 
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A 2023 documentary, ''[[Money Shot: The Pornhub Story]]'', covered the opposition to Pornhub and the views of pornographic performers. It featured interviews with Kristof, a lawyer representing women suing MindGeek and a spokesperson for the anti-sex-trafficking group [[National Center on Sexual Exploitation]].<ref name="Money Shot">{{cite AV media|title=[[Money Shot: The Pornhub Story]]|publisher=[[Netflix]]|date=15 March 2023|type=Documentary}}</ref>
 
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In 2023, a tool developed by [[Meta Platforms]]—Take It Down—was released. Participating platforms—including Pornhub—agree to remove non-consensual images or videos that users flag with the tool. Other participants include [[OnlyFans]], [[Facebook]], [[Yubo]], and [[Instagram]]. The program relies on users uploading [[Hash function|hash]]es of images and cannot identify edited versions of the image.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2023-02-27 |title=Meta-funded online tool lets people remove their explicit images from the internet |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/27/meta-online-tool-remove-explicit-images-internet-facebook-instagram |access-date=2023-02-28 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=28 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228093710/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/27/meta-online-tool-remove-explicit-images-internet-facebook-instagram |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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Pornhub users have often uploaded non-pornographic content to the site, including posts of Hollywood films (believing copyright holders would be less likely to look for uploads on Pornhub relative to mainstream video-sharing services such as [[YouTube]]), to monetize content deemed ineligible for monetization, or as [[Internet meme|memes]] and jokes. These videos often have [[double entendre]] titles resembling porn films. Examples include a pirated recording of the musical ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]'' listed as "[[American Revolution|Revolutionary]] Boys Get Dirty on American Politics";<ref>{{Cite news |title=People are uploading Disney and Hollywood movies to Pornhub |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/people-uploading-disney-hollywood-movies-pornhub-124445465.html |access-date=2020-12-14 |website=Yahoo! |archive-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410183104/https://sports.yahoo.com/people-uploading-disney-hollywood-movies-pornhub-124445465.html |url-status=live}}</ref> a clip from the animated film ''[[Puss in Boots (2011 film)|Puss in Boots]]'' listed as "Hardcore [[Puss in Boots (Shrek)|Pussy]] Gets Wrecked";<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-29 |title=People are using PornHub to upload pirated copies of Hollywood blockbusters |url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/hacking/people-are-using-pornhub-to-upload-pirated-copies-of-hollywood-blockbusters/news-story/3bf376ae44b93c70cf841a900985d092 |access-date=2020-12-14 |website=News.com.au |archive-date=11 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111191648/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/hacking/people-are-using-pornhub-to-upload-pirated-copies-of-hollywood-blockbusters/news-story/3bf376ae44b93c70cf841a900985d092 |url-status=live}}</ref> highlight compilations of [[esports]] events tagged as a "gangbang";<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Tour of Pornhub's Totally SFW Videos |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-tour-of-pornhubs-totally-sfw-videos/ |access-date=2020-12-14 |date=21 July 2015 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108101115/https://www.vice.com/en/article/ypw75g/a-tour-of-pornhubs-totally-sfw-videos |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Ryan Creamer]] videos featuring comedic clips with sexual titles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gallucci |first=Nicole |title=A sad day on Pornhub, as Ryan Creamer retires |url=https://mashable.com/article/ryan-creamer-pornhub-retires/ |access-date=2020-12-14 |website=Mashable |date=12 October 2020 |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119071659/https://mashable.com/article/ryan-creamer-pornhub-retires/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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In March 2020, Pornhub premiered [[Leilah Weinraub]]'s documentary ''[[Shakedown (2018 film)|Shakedown]]'', which chronicles a black lesbian strip club of the same name in Los Angeles. The film streamed on the service throughout March, before being released via [[Criterion Channel]]. Brand director Alex Klein stated that the film's premiere on Pornhub was part of "a larger general commitment Pornhub has to supporting the arts".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donnelly |first=Matt |date=3 March 2020 |title=Pornhub to Release First Ever Non-Adult Film, About Black Lesbian Strip Club Culture (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/pornhub-to-release-first-ever-non-adult-film-about-black-lesbian-strip-club-culture-exclusive-1203522017/ |access-date=2020-12-14 |website=Variety |archive-date=23 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723160709/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/pornhub-to-release-first-ever-non-adult-film-about-black-lesbian-strip-club-culture-exclusive-1203522017/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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In 2010, Mansef Inc. and Interhub, the then-owners of Pornhub, were sued by the copyright holding company of the pornographic film production company [[Pink Visual]], Ventura Content, for the copyright infringement of 95 videos on websites, including Pornhub, Keezmovies, Extremetube, and Tube8.<ref name="xbiz">{{Cite web |last=Pardon |first=Rhett |date=5 April 2010 |title=Brazzers Parent Calls Infringement Suit 'Fatally Defective' |url=http://www.xbiznewswire.com/view.php?id=119348 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611200936/http://www.xbiznewswire.com/view.php?id=119348 |archive-date=11 June 2010 |access-date=17 April 2013 |publisher=XBIZ Newswire}}</ref> According to Ventura Content, the 45 videos were streamed "tens of millions of times",<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 February 2010 |title=Pink Visual sues tubes, charges Canadians with vag overfishing |website=Gramponante.com |url=http://gramponante.com/pink-visual-sues-tubes-charges-canadians-with-vag-overfishing/ |access-date=16 April 2010 |archive-date=21 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221201837/http://gramponante.com/pink-visual-sues-tubes-charges-canadians-with-vag-overfishing/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and they claimed the piracy threatened the "entire adult entertainment industry".<ref name="Forbes">{{Cite news |last=Chiang |first=Oliver |date=17 February 2010 |title="Tube Sites" Threaten Porn Studios |work=Forbes |url=https://blogs.forbes.com/velocity/2010/02/17/porn-studio-cries-copyright-foul-in-6-75m-suit-against-online-video-sites/ |access-date=16 April 2010 |archive-date=7 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407201258/http://blogs.forbes.com/velocity/2010/02/17/porn-studio-cries-copyright-foul-in-6-75m-suit-against-online-video-sites/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The suit was settled in October 2010, with terms that remain confidential. The parties agreed that the site operators would implement digital fingerprint filtering on their sites.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pardon |first=Rhett |title=Ventura Content, Manwin Settlement Includes Vobile Provision |website=[[XBiz News]] |url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/125964 |access-date=12 October 2014 |archive-date=19 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019014810/http://www.xbiz.com/news/125964 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Porn 2.0]] sites such as these are seen as posing notable competition for paid pornographic websites and traditional magazine and DVD-based pornography.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/industry/2007-06-05-internet-porn_N.htm Purveyors of porn scramble to keep up with Internet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713022501/http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/industry/2007-06-05-internet-porn_N.htm |date=13 July 2012}}, ''USA Today'', 5 June 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/chris_ayres/article1951164.ece YouTube with fewer clothes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629120059/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/chris_ayres/article1951164.ece |date=29 June 2011}}, ''The Times'', 19 June 2007</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 March 2017 |title=Pornhub ARIA (@Pornhub) |url=https://twitter.com/pornhub |access-date=17 April 2017 |via=[[Twitter]] |archive-date=5 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405121321/https://twitter.com/Pornhub |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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In July 2021, Pornhub launched ''Classic Nudes'', an interactive guide of classic art from major institutions, as a means to help museums recover from the financial toll of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]]. However, [[Louvre|The Louvre]], [[Uffizi|Uffizi Gallery]], and [[Museo del Prado]] sued Pornhub for copyright infringement, claiming that the museums had never "granted authorizations for the operation or use of the art".<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 August 2021|title=After Museums Complain, Pornhub Removes Content from Classical Nude Series|url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pornhub-classical-nudes-removed-1234601592/|access-date=16 August 2021|website=[[ARTnews]]|author=Shanti Escalante-De Mattei|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815184250/https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/pornhub-classical-nudes-removed-1234601592/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=21 July 2021|title=Florence's Uffizi Gallery Is Suing Pornhub for Turning Classic Art Into Porn|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/07/florences-uffizi-gallery-is-suing-pornhub.html|access-date=16 August 2021|website=Vulture|first=Bethy|last=Squires|archive-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817013906/https://www.vulture.com/2021/07/florences-uffizi-gallery-is-suing-pornhub.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 July 2021|title=Pornhub's Guide to 'Classic Nudes' Angers Art Institutions|url=https://www.papermag.com/pornhub-classic-nudes-lawsuit-2653895345.html?rebelltitem=7#rebelltitem7|access-date=16 August 2021|website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|first=Matt|last=Moen|archive-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817013906/https://www.papermag.com/pornhub-classic-nudes-lawsuit-2653895345.html?rebelltitem=7#rebelltitem7|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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In 2013, researcher Conrad Longmore found that advertisements displayed by popular porn websites contained malware programs, which install harmful files on users' machines without their permission. Longmore told the BBC that of pornography websites, Pornhub and [[xHamster]] posed the greatest threat.<ref name="independent-malvertising">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Steve |date=11 April 2013 |title=Popular porn websites 'host adverts with malware' |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/popular-porn-websites-host-adverts-with-malware-8568608.html |access-date=18 August 2014 |archive-date=22 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122182353/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/popular-porn-websites-host-adverts-with-malware-8568608.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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In 2017, security firm [[Proofpoint, Inc.|Proofpoint]] discovered malicious ads running on the site that had the potential to install override software on users' PCs. The ads had been promoted on the site for over a year without intervention from Pornhub.<ref>{{cite news |date=2018-04-11 |title=Pornhub hack: Millions of people using adult video site could have been spied on |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/pornhub-hack-porn-youporn-video-virus-browser-safe-watch-free-pornographic-a7994686.html |access-date=2022-12-15|work=The Independent|first=Andrew|last=Griffin |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024618/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/pornhub-hack-porn-youporn-video-virus-browser-safe-watch-free-pornographic-a7994686.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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Pornhub features [[virtual reality]] videos that allow [[360-degree video|360°]] viewing for premium customers. It can be used with the [[PlayStation VR]], though videos need to be downloaded from a computer and transferred via [[USB]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=19 October 2016 |title=Pornhub's 360-degree videos now work on PlayStation VR |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/10/19/how-to-watch-porn-on-psvr/ |website=[[VentureBeat]] |access-date=17 April 2017 |archive-date=17 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417160004/https://venturebeat.com/2016/10/19/how-to-watch-porn-on-psvr/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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In 2015, Pornhub announced a planned [[wearable technology|wearable device]] called the "Wankband"—a wristband that stores [[kinetic energy]] during male masturbation and can then be used to charge devices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seppala |first=Timothy J. |date=5 March 2015 |title=Wankband charges gizmos with a flick of the wrist |url=https://www.engadget.com/2015/03/05/wankband-solo-sex-gadget-charger |access-date=8 March 2020 |website=[[Engadget]] |archive-date=1 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801103225/http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/05/wankband-solo-sex-gadget-charger/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nudd |first=Tim |date=5 March 2015 |title=Pornhub Is Getting Into Wearable Tech With the Wankband. Yes, the Wankband |url=https://www.adweek.com/creativity/pornhub-getting-wearable-tech-wankband-yes-wankband-163296/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 March 2020 |website=[[Adweek]] |archive-date=3 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503052715/https://www.adweek.com/creativity/pornhub-getting-wearable-tech-wankband-yes-wankband-163296/ |url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2020|post=,}} Pornhub's website says that the product is in development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wankband |url=https://pornhub.com/devices/wankband |website=Pornhub |access-date=11 March 2020 |archive-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209164322/https://www.pornhub.com/devices/wankband |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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In May 2018, Pornhub launched a [[virtual private network|VPN service]] known as VPNHub, a free service that offered a paid ad-free version.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Liao |first=Shannon |date=24 May 2018 |title=Pornhub launches its own VPN |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/24/17382144/pornhub-launches-vpn-vpnhub |access-date=30 January 2019 |website=The Verge |archive-date=31 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131040656/https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/24/17382144/pornhub-launches-vpn-vpnhub |url-status=live}}</ref> VPNHub operated out of Cyprus and was built in partnership with US-based AppAtomic, using servers located in the US.<ref>{{cite news |last=Migliano |first=Simon |title=VPNhub Free Review |publisher=Top10VPN |date=17 July 2022 |url=https://www.top10vpn.com/reviews/vpnhub-free/ |access-date=12 August 2022 |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705011230/https://www.top10vpn.com/reviews/vpnhub-free/ |url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[TechRadar]]'', VPNHub operated on the [[StackPath]] server network.<ref>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Mike |title=VPNhub review |publisher=Tech Radar |date=23 June 2020 |url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/vpnhub |access-date=12 August 2022 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812201453/https://www.techradar.com/reviews/vpnhub |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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Pornhub has hosted events and campaigns to raise awareness of breast cancer. The first of these events took place in New York City on 24 April 2012, with the introduction of the "Boob Bus",<ref name="boob-bus-fox-news">{{Cite web |last=Crees |first=Alex |date=24 April 2012 |title=Tour bus features porn star, free breast exams |url=https://www.foxnews.com/health/tour-bus-features-porn-star-free-breast-exams/ |access-date=17 August 2014 |publisher=[[Fox News]] |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924081052/http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/04/24/save-our-boobs-bus-features-porn-star-free-breast-exams/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="boob-bus-huffpo">{{Cite web |last=Tuttle |first=Hilary |date=25 April 2012 |title=Boob Bus, From Porn Hub and Star Bree Olson, Teaches Women How To Handle Their Breasts |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/boob-bus-porn-hub-bree-olsen-breast-cancer-exam_n_1452715.html |access-date=17 August 2014 |website=[[The Huffington Post]] |archive-date=1 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901185643/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/boob-bus-porn-hub-bree-olsen-breast-cancer-exam_n_1452715.html |url-status=live}}</ref> which offered free breast exams for passers-by and taught self-examination techniques to use at home.<ref name="boob-bus-fox-news" /> Pornhub hosted a "Save the Boobs!" campaign in August 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Big or Small, Clicks on Tits Help Pornhub.com 'Save the Boobs' |url=https://avn.com/business/press-release/technology/big-or-small-clicks-on-tits-help-pornhub-com-save-the-boobs-490769.html |access-date=19 February 2021 |publisher=AVN |date=3 October 2012 |archive-date=15 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615090505/https://avn.com/business/press-release/technology/big-or-small-clicks-on-tits-help-pornhub-com-save-the-boobs-490769.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Eryn |date=5 October 2012 |title=Breast cancer awareness month gets fundraising boost from Pornhub |work=Los Angeles Times |url=http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-porn-site-breast-cancer-komen-20121004,0,6108561.story |access-date=14 October 2012 |archive-date=14 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014081043/http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-porn-site-breast-cancer-komen-20121004,0,6108561.story |url-status=live}}</ref> For every 30 videos viewed in Pornhub's "big tit" or "small tit" category in the month of October, the website offered to donate a penny to the [[Susan G. Komen Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Is This the Worst Breast Cancer Month Idea Ever? - The Cut |url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2012/10/this-the-worst-breast-cancer-month-idea-ever.html |magazine=New York|first=Kat|last=Stoeffel|date=3 October 2012 |access-date=14 October 2012 |archive-date=6 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006041336/http://nymag.com/thecut/2012/10/this-the-worst-breast-cancer-month-idea-ever.html |url-status=live}}</ref> However, the Susan G. Komen Foundation rejected the offer, stating that it was not a partner of Pornhub, would not accept its donations, and asked the company to stop using the foundation's name.<ref name="komen-rejects-pornhub-nbc-news">{{Cite web |last=Mach |first=Andrew |date=4 October 2012 |title=Porn site seeks new breast cancer charity after Susan G. Komen rejects fundraising offer |url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/04/14224020-porn-site-seeks-new-breast-cancer-charity-after-susan-g-komen-rejects-fundraising-offer |access-date=17 August 2014 |publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> Video views totaled 74,146,928, equaling approximately $24,716 worth of donations, which Pornhub subsequently tripled to $75,000.<ref>{{cite web |author=Mark Hay |date=September 4, 2015 |title=Pornhub's $25,000 Scholarship Will Let You Go Balls Deep Into Higher Education |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pornhubs-25000-scholarship-could-help-it-get-balls-deep-in-the-mainstream-017/ |access-date=4 June 2025 |quote=Pornhub ... been doing charity since 2012, ... then launched their 'Save the Boobs' campaign.... There were 74,146,928 views, for a total of $24,715, although Pornhub decided to more than triple their offer to $75,000. But when they publicly offered those funds to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, they were viciously rejected (by an organization that has no problem taking money from fracking companies).}}</ref> Donations were split among several charities, including the Eileen Stein Jacoby Fund and Cancer Sucks Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pornhub Triples Donation for October's 'Save the Boobs' Campaign |date=19 November 2012 |url=http://news.avn.com/company-news/Pornhub-Triples-Donation-for-October-s-Save-the-Boobs-Campaign-494824.html |publisher=AVN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404224127/http://news.avn.com/company-news/Pornhub-Triples-Donation-for-October-s-Save-the-Boobs-Campaign-494824.html |access-date=25 February 2014 |archive-date=4 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
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For [[Arbour Day]] 2014, Pornhub launched a weeklong [[Environmental movement|environmental campaign]] called "Pornhub Gives America Wood",<ref>{{cite news |author=Christopher Hooton |date=29 April 2014 |title=Pornhub promises to plant a tree for every 100 videos watched |newspaper=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/pornhub-promises-to-plant-tree-for-every-100-videos-watched-9300748.html |access-date=4 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="pornhub-gives-america-wood">{{cite web |title=Pornhub Gives America Wood This Arbor Day |website=Pornhub |url=https://www.pornhub.com/event/arborday |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425032555/https://www.pornhub.com/event/arborday |archive-date=2014-04-25 |access-date=4 June 2025}}</ref> which started on 25 April 2014 and ended on 2 May 2014.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grossman |first=Samantha |title=Pornhub Is Planting a Tree For Every 100 Videos Watched |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=https://time.com/79406/now-you-can-help-save-the-environment-by-watching-a-bunch-of-porn/ |access-date=2 April 2016 |archive-date=15 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315084723/http://time.com/79406/now-you-can-help-save-the-environment-by-watching-a-bunch-of-porn/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ph-gives-america-wood-betabeat">{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Jack |date=3 May 2014 |title=Pornhub To Plant Over 15,000 Trees To Celebrate Environment, Dicks |work=[[The New York Observer|Betabeat]] |url=http://betabeat.com/2014/05/pornhub-to-plant-over-15000-trees-to-celebrate-environment-dicks/ |access-date=17 August 2014 |archive-date=4 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504071638/http://betabeat.com/2014/05/pornhub-to-plant-over-15000-trees-to-celebrate-environment-dicks/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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The inaugural Pornhub Awards was held on 6 September 2018 at the Belasco Theater in [[Los Angeles]]. [[Kanye West]] was [[creative director]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=12 September 2018 |title=Kanye West Directed the First Ever PornHub Awards |work=Study Breaks |url=https://studybreaks.com/thoughts/kanye-west-directed-the-pornhub-awards/ |access-date=18 December 2018 |archive-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203105022/https://studybreaks.com/thoughts/kanye-west-directed-the-pornhub-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref> At the event, West debuted the music video for his song, "[[I Love It (Kanye West and Lil Pump song)|I Love It]]".<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=7 September 2018 |title=Kanye West takes over the Pornhub Awards and debuts new song with Lil Pump |website=[[NME]] |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-takes-pornhub-awards-debuts-new-song-lil-pump-2375186 |access-date=18 December 2018 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226192424/https://www.nme.com/news/music/kanye-west-takes-pornhub-awards-debuts-new-song-lil-pump-2375186 |url-status=live}}</ref> The second annual show was held at the [[Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles)|Orpheum Theatre]] in Los Angeles on 11 October 2019 and [[Bad Bunny]] headlined the event.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=5 September 2019 |title=2019 Pornhub Awards: Rico Nasty, Kali Uchis Join Bad Bunny As Performers |url=https://www.vibe.com/2019/09/bad-bunny-rico-nasty-and-kali-uchis-pornhup-awards |website=Vibe |access-date=29 September 2019 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124144504/https://www.vibe.com/2019/09/bad-bunny-rico-nasty-and-kali-uchis-pornhup-awards |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bad Bunny at the 2019 Pornhub Awards. |url=https://1045latinohits.iheart.com/content/2019-10-14-bad-bunny-at-the-2019-pornhub-awards/ |website=104.5 Latino Hits |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125225625/https://1045latinohits.iheart.com/content/2019-10-14-bad-bunny-at-the-2019-pornhub-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The third show was held online on 15 December 2020 and hosted by [[Asa Akira]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kingstown |first1=Holly |title=The 2020 Pornhub Award Nominees Are... |url=https://fleshbot.com/8541653/the-2020-pornhub-award-nominees-are/ |website=Fleshbot |access-date=15 May 2024 |date=13 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Winners Announced for 2020 Pornhub Awards |url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/256266/winners-announced-for-2020-pornhub-awards |website=XBIZ |access-date=15 May 2024 |date=15 December 2020}}</ref> The fourth show did away with a ceremony and announced winners on 23 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greco|first=Ralph|date=25 February 2022|title=4th Annual Pornhub Awards Nominees Announced|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/264993/4th-annual-pornhub-awards-nominees-announced|publisher=XBIZ|accessdate=15 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=24 March 2022 |title=PornHub Awards 2022: Die Gewinner stehen fest - erotiknerd.com |url=https://erotiknerd.com/pornowelt/pornhub-awards-2022-die-gewinner-stehen-fest/ |access-date=15 May 2024 |language=de-DE |archive-date=24 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924183653/https://erotiknerd.com/pornowelt/pornhub-awards-2022-die-gewinner-stehen-fest/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The fifth show announced winners on 20 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/273117/2023-pornhub-awards-winners-announced|title=2023 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced|date=20 April 2023|website=XBIZ|access-date=15 May 2024|archive-date=20 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420231844/https://www.xbiz.com/news/273117/2023-pornhub-awards-winners-announced|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.papermag.com/pornhub-awards-stormy-daniels |title=A Night of Latex, Silicone and Hedonism at the Fifth Annual Pornhub Awards |first1=Alessandra |last1=Schade |work=Paper |date=26 April 2023 |access-date=15 May 2024 |archive-date=18 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118204431/https://www.papermag.com/pornhub-awards-stormy-daniels |url-status=live}}</ref> The sixth show announced winners on 29 March 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/280658/2024-pornhub-awards-winners-announced |title=2024 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced |website=XBIZ |first=Rick |last=Thomas
 
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Under the heading of Pornhub Insights, the website regularly releases information extracted from its archive of searches: in what regions it is most used, female searches ''vis-à-vis'' male searches, the most popular search terms by year or area, variations in searches that parallel current events, and the like; in the first half of 2017, the top search term in the US was "[[hentai]]", and 37% of searchers for [[Gay pornography|gay male porn]] are women. Annually since 2013, it releases a "Year In Review".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Silver |first=Curtis |date=11 December 2018 |title=Pornhub 2018 Year In Review Insights Report Will Satisfy Your Data Fetish |work=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/curtissilver/2018/12/11/Pornhub-2018-year-in-review-insights-report/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211182833/https://www.forbes.com/sites/curtissilver/2018/12/11/pornhub-2018-year-in-review-insights-report/|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 December 2018}}</ref> Consequently, it has been called "the [[Kinsey Report]] of our time".<ref>Maureen O'Connor, "Pornhub is the Kinsey Report of Our Time", ''[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]'', 12–25 June 2017, pp. 30-39.</ref> According to research by data scientist [[Seth Stephens-Davidowitz]], 25% of female searches for heterosexual porn on Pornhub involved keywords for painful, [[Erotic humiliation|humiliating]], or non-consensual sex.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stephens-Davidowitz |first=Seth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8dEkDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Five+percent+look+for+nonconsensual%22&pg=PT85 |title=Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us about Who We Really Are |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |year=2017 |isbn=9781408894699 |access-date=19 October 2020 |archive-date=15 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615090610/https://books.google.com/books?id=8dEkDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Five%20percent%20look%20for%20nonconsensual%22&pg=PT85 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brienza |first=Casey |date=12 September 2017 |title=Review Essay on Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz and The Incest Diary by Anonymous |publisher=A Sociologist's Bookshelf |url=https://sociologistsbookshelf.blogspot.ca/2017/09/review-essay-of-everybody-lies-by-seth.html |quote=Let's look at a direct quote about just one of those disturbing findings from search data received from PornHub: "Fully 25 percent of female searches for straight porn emphasize the pain and/or humiliation of the woman—'painful anal crying,' 'public disgrace,' and 'extreme brutal gangbang,' for example. Five percent look for nonconsensual sex—'rape' or 'forced' sex—even though these videos are banned on PornHub. And search rates for all these terms are at least twice as common among women as among men. If there is a genre of porn in which violence is perpetrated against a woman, my analysis of the data shows that it almost always appeals disproportionately to women" (Stephens-Davidowitz 2017, 121). |access-date=17 September 2017 |archive-date=18 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918022037/https://sociologistsbookshelf.blogspot.ca/2017/09/review-essay-of-everybody-lies-by-seth.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The Insights also found that the [[Lesbian pornography|lesbian]] category has been consistently the most popular among female viewers since 2014 when gender statistics were first gathered (except in 2020 when the data was limited), and that women in general regardless of [[sexual orientation]] are more likely to search for lesbian-associated terms such as "[[tribadism|scissoring]]" than men.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pornhub.com/insights/?s=year+in+review |title=You searched for year in review - Pornhub Insights |date=5 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13634607241292455 |title='Boys just ruin it': Exploring the popularity of lesbian pornography among straight women |date=17 October 2024 |doi=10.1177/13634607241292455 |last1=Avgar |first1=Rotem |journal=Sexualities |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Several articles; including those by [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]], [[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]], and [[Women's Health (magazine)|Women's Health]] magazines; have supported these findings through research of their own.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a34283/straight-women-who-prefer-lesbian-porn/ |title=The Mysterious Straight-Girl Appeal of Lesbian Porn |date=22 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124034115/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a34283/straight-women-who-prefer-lesbian-porn/|archive-date=24 January 2015|first=Rachel|last=Hills|website=Cosmopolitan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/straight-woman-gay-porn/ |title=Straight Women Can Like Lesbian Porn Too |date=25 July 2019|first=Haley|last=Swanson|website=Glamour}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-love/a19947774/straight-women-lesbian-porn/ |title=Here's Exactly Why Straight Women Often Prefer Lesbian Porn, According to Sex Experts |work=Women's Health |date=16 June 2021}}</ref>
 
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Pornhub has also reported on traffic trends and their relation to large events. Traffic was below usual levels during the [[solar eclipse of 21 August 2017]].<ref name="Solar eclipse of 21 August 2017">{{Cite web |last=Gaudette |first=Emily |date=23 August 2017 |title=Pornhub Was Shocked by How Total Solar Eclipse Affected Their Viewers: The great cosmic ballet briefly distracted people from porn. |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/35853-pornhub-total-solar-eclipse |access-date=11 April 2018 |website=Inverse Culture |archive-date=12 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412082713/https://www.inverse.com/article/35853-pornhub-total-solar-eclipse |url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[2018 Hawaii false missile alert]], web traffic to Pornhub in Hawaii fell by 77% (from typical Saturday figures) at 8:23{{nbsp}}am, after the alert was sent, and increased 48% above typical levels at 9:01{{nbsp}}am, after notification that the alert was erroneous.<ref name="PornHub metric">{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Matthew |date=18 January 2018 |title=PornHub saw increase in traffic from Hawaii after the ballistic missile threat was declared false DATA taken from one of the world's biggest porn sites has highlighted a peculiar spike in traffic following an event you wouldn't think inspires a visit to the website. |url=http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/pornhub-saw-increase-in-traffic-from-hawaii-after-the-ballistic-missile-threat-was-declared-false/news-story/9f7f2d30d27ea284ae12f9d08e0471a4 |access-date=5 February 2018 |website=New.com.au|archive-date=4 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204222553/http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/pornhub-saw-increase-in-traffic-from-hawaii-after-the-ballistic-missile-threat-was-declared-false/news-story/9f7f2d30d27ea284ae12f9d08e0471a4 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] has led to increased searches for pornographic content on the Internet, with Pornhub being the most searched site. The study analyzed data from Google Trends and Pornhub Insights to understand the behavior of users during the pandemic. The results showed a peak of 24.4% more searches for pornographic audiovisual material in 2020 compared to 2019 across the same dates (1 March –30 April) internationally. The increase in pornography searches seems to be conditioned by the marketing campaign promoted by Pornhub to offer free Premium content to encourage citizens to stay home, consuming pornography. The study also found a correlation between the percentage increase in searches for pornography made by men and women during the pandemic, as well as by age.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cerdán Martínez |first1=Víctor |last2=Villa-Gracia |first2=Daniel |last3=Deza |first3=Noelia |title=Pornhub searches during the Covid-19 pandemic |journal=[[Porn Studies (journal)|Porn Studies]] |date=2021 |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=258–269 |doi=10.1080/23268743.2021.1882880}}</ref>
 
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== Usage statistics ==
 
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Pornhub reported that for the year 2016, the website was visited about 23 billion times, and viewers watched a cumulative total of 4,599 billion hours of pornographic videos online.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bőthe |first1=Beáta|last2=Tóth-Király |first2=István|last3=Zsila|first3=Ágnes|last4=Griffiths|first4=Mark D. |last5=Demetrovics|first5=Zsolt|last6=Orosz|first6=Gábor|title=The Development of the Problematic Pornography Consumption Scale (PPCS)|journal=[[The Journal of Sex Research]] |doi=10.1080/00224499.2017.1291798 |volume=55|issue=3|pages=395–406 |date=2017-03-06|pmid=28276929 |s2cid=24837743 |url=http://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/30387/1/PubSub8168_Griffiths.pdf}}</ref> In 2017 Pornhub reportedly registered 28.5 billion visits with an average of 81 million visits per day. "MILF" and "stepmom" were the two most searched terms worldwide.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Salmon |first1=Catherine |last2=Fisher |first2=Maryanne L. |last3=Burch |first3=Rebecca L. |chapter=The Internet Is for Porn: Evolutionary Perspectives on Online Pornography |title=The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior |editor1-last=Workman |editor1-first=Lance |editor2-last=Reader |editor2-first=Will |editor3-last=Barkow |editor3-first=Jerome H. |pages=548–57 |series=Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology |location=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |date=2020 |isbn=9781108131797 |doi=10.1017/9781108131797.046 |s2cid=216452122}}</ref> During the year 2019 Pornhub received 42 billion visits with an average of 115 million visits per day.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zattoni |first1=F |last2=Gül |first2=M |last3=Soligo |first3=M |last4=Morlacco |first4=A |last5=Motterle |first5=G |last6=Collavino |first6=J |last7=Barneschi |first7=A.C. |last8=Moschini |first8=M |last9=Moro |first9=F.D. |date=December 2021 |title=The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pornography habits: a global analysis of Google Trends |journal=[[International Journal of Impotence Research]] |volume=33 |issue=8 |pages=824–831 |doi=10.1038/s41443-020-00380-w |pmid=33249423 |pmc=7699018 |doi-access=free}}</ref> The most searched for genres on Pornhub in 2019 are [[Lesbian pornography|lesbian]], [[hentai]], [[Incest pornography#Fauxcest|fauxcest]], [[MILF pornography|milf]], big ass, and [[Creampie (sexual act)|creampie]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Zane|first=Zachary|title=The Most Popular Genres of Porn, Explained |date=4 May 2021 |access-date=2023-03-11 |url=https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a36320907/types-of-porn-categories/ |website=Men's Health |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307092318/https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a36320907/types-of-porn-categories/ |archive-date=7 March 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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== Blocks and bans ==
 
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Authorities and organizations throughout the world have implemented a variety of measures and strategies to restrict access to and use of Pornhub.
 
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*'''2011:''' European broadband provider [[TalkTalk Group|TalkTalk]] (formerly Tiscali) received some criticism because its Internet filter failed to block Pornhub for over a week. This was due to the issue of child Internet safety.<ref name="theinquirer1" />
 
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*'''January 2013:''' ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' commented that [[CBS]] "refused to air a short commercial for adult-themed site Pornhub during the [[Super Bowl XLVII|Super Bowl]] on Sunday ... . The 20-second spot, which features an older couple sitting on a park bench (that's really all that happens), includes no explicit content".<ref name="huffingtonpost">{{Cite news |last=Stuart |first=Hunter |date=30 January 2013 |title=Pornhub Super Bowl Commercial Rejected By CBS, Won't Air Despite SFW Content (VIDEO) |work=The Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/pornhub-super-bowl-commercial-rejected_n_2577912.html |access-date=23 May 2013 |archive-date=31 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331132720/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/pornhub-super-bowl-commercial-rejected_n_2577912.html |url-status=live}}</ref> It was rejected because the [[Federal Communications Commission]] could hold CBS liable for endorsing pornographic content, as it is illegal to air pornography on US television.<ref name="huffingtonpost" />
 
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*'''September 2013:''' the website was blocked by the [[Great Firewall]] in China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=pornhub.com 在中国80%被封锁 |url=https://zh.greatfire.org/pornhub.com |access-date=19 February 2016 |website=[[GreatFire.org]] |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806085808/https://zh.greatfire.org/pornhub.com |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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*'''12 March 2014:''' Pornhub was blocked in [[Russia]] because one actress looked too young, leading some viewers to think she was a minor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2014 |title=Роскомнадзор заблокировал порносайт Pornhub |url=http://www.lookatme.ru/mag/live/experience-news/201695-hub |access-date=17 April 2017 |website=Lookatme.ru |archive-date=9 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709221701/http://www.lookatme.ru/mag/live/experience-news/201695-hub |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2014 |title=Роскомнадзор заблокировал один из крупнейших порносайтов мира Pornhub |url=http://tjournal.ru/paper/pornhub-not-for-russians |access-date=17 April 2017 |website=Tjournal.ru |archive-date=28 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428153025/http://tjournal.ru/paper/pornhub-not-for-russians |url-status=live |last1=Сулейманов |first1=Султан}}</ref>
 
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*'''September 2016:''' the site was blocked in Russia for "spreading harmful information to children" and reinstated in April 2017 after requiring users to specify their ages. The site demands Russian users authenticate themselves via the social network [[VK (service)|VK]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walters |first=Greg |date=10 July 2017 |title=Russians now need a passport to watch Pornhub |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/russians-now-need-a-passport-to-watch-pornhub/ |access-date=4 March 2019 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |archive-date=29 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729013253/https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/kzgkv3/russians-now-need-a-passport-to-watch-pornhub |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mk.ru/social/2017/07/07/pornhub-vvel-obyazatelnuyu-avtorizaciyu-cherez-vkontakte-dlya-rossiyan.html Pornhub ввёл обязательную авторизацию через «ВКонтакте» для россиян] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512090730/https://www.mk.ru/social/2017/07/07/pornhub-vvel-obyazatelnuyu-avtorizaciyu-cherez-vkontakte-dlya-rossiyan.html |date=12 May 2019}} // [[Московский комсомолец]], 07.07.2017.</ref>
 
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*'''January 2017:''' the [[Government of the Philippines]] blocked Internet users from accessing Pornhub and other pornography websites. The websites were blocked pursuant to Republic Act 9775 or the [[Child pornography in the Philippines|Anti-Child Pornography Law]], which prohibits websites from hosting [[child pornography]] content.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yee |first=Jovic |date=14 January 2017 |title=PH gov't blocks popular porn sites |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |url=https://technology.inquirer.net/57789/ph-govt-blocks-popular-porn-sites |access-date=16 January 2017 |archive-date=29 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729013056/https://technology.inquirer.net/57789/ph-govt-blocks-popular-porn-sites |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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*'''October 2018:''' the [[Uttarakhand High Court]] reinstated a ban on Pornhub in [[India]] but made it optional for ISPs to leave sites that are free of child pornography unblocked.<ref name="vice">{{Cite news |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=30 October 2018 |title=Pornhub Set Up a Mirror Site to Get Around India's Porn Ban |website=[[Vice (website)|Vice]] |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/pornhub-mirror-site-india-porn-ban-vpns/ |access-date=2 November 2018 |archive-date=31 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031002858/https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pa9jvk/pornhub-mirror-site-india-porn-ban-vpns |url-status=live}}</ref> In order to circumvent the ban,<ref name="vice" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kan |first=Michael |date=29 October 2018 |title=Pornhub Launches New Domain to Beat Adult Website Ban in India |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/364660/pornhub-launches-new-domain-to-beat-adult-website-ban-in-ind |magazine=[[PC Magazine]] |quote=Pornhub is circumventing a new adult website ban in India by launching a mirror site—Pornhub.net—which went online amid reports the country had blocked hundreds of adult entertainment sites. |access-date=2 November 2018 |archive-date=31 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031235130/https://www.pcmag.com/news/364660/pornhub-launches-new-domain-to-beat-adult-website-ban-in-ind |url-status=live}}</ref> Pornhub established a [[mirror website]] at Pornhub.net.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-20|title=7 simple tricks to watch Pornhub and other porn sites in India|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/200120/7-simple-tricks-to-watch-pornhub-and-other-porn-sites-in-india.html|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Deccan Chronicle|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126002953/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/200120/7-simple-tricks-to-watch-pornhub-and-other-porn-sites-in-india.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rajan|first=Nandagopal|date=2021-01-01|title=Explained: In Pornhub pulling down 10 million videos, here are the implications for similar sites|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-pornhub-pulling-down-10-million-videos-implications-sites-7110557/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=The Indian Express|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126024333/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-pornhub-pulling-down-10-million-videos-implications-sites-7110557/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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*'''November 2020:''' the government of [[Thailand]] blocked Pornhub, among other pornography websites.<ref>{{Cite web|title=#SavePornhub: Thailand's online porn ban prompts backlash|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-porn-idINKBN27J0KG|access-date=2 October 2021|publisher=[[Reuters]]|first=Patpicha|last=Tanakasempipat|date=3 November 2020|archive-date=23 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123135730/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-porn-idINKBN27J0KG|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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*'''3 September 2022:''' [[Instagram]] banned the website's Instagram account indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web|title=Instagram Says Pornhub's Account is 'Permanently' Banned|date=22 November 2022 |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/instagram-says-pornhubs-account-is-permanently-banned/ |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=28 September 2022}}</ref> It attracted 13 million followers and posted non-pornographic material. The ban followed lobbying by the [[National Center on Sexual Exploitation]] and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/instagram-bans-pornhub-account-removed-1235359364/|title=Instagram Removes Pornhub's Account|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=3 September 2022|accessdate=4 September 2022|archive-date=4 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904205435/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/instagram-bans-pornhub-account-removed-1235359364/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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*'''16 December 2022:''' Pornhub's [[YouTube]] account was taken down, only a few days after it was removed from [[TikTok]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/youtube-removes-pornhub-1235464049/ |title=YouTube Removes Pornhub Channel, Citing Multiple Violations of Guidelines |date=17 December 2022 |access-date=31 December 2022 |archive-date=31 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231033556/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/youtube-removes-pornhub-1235464049/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/tiktok-boots-pornhub-app-child-porn-allegations-predatory-business |title=TikTok boots Pornhub from app amid child porn allegations: 'A predatory business' |website=[[Fox Business]] |date=15 December 2022 |access-date=31 December 2022 |archive-date=31 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231224050/https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/tiktok-boots-pornhub-app-child-porn-allegations-predatory-business |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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*'''May 2023:''' Utah passed SB287, which required age verification and ID requirements for adult sites. Pornhub blocked user access from Utah, two days before the law came into effect. Instead of the full site, Utah users would see a message criticizing the legislation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fung |first=Brian |date=2023-05-02 |title=Pornhub blocks access in Utah over age verification law |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/02/tech/pornhub-utah-age-verification/index.html |access-date=2024-05-17 |language=en}}</ref>
 
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*'''February 2024:''' The Attorney General of the state of Texas sued Aylo/Pornhub for allegedly not obeying the state's legal age verification law.<ref name="Texas Attorney General 2024 q350">{{cite web |title=Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Major Pornography Distributor for Violating Texas Age Verification Laws |publisher=Texas Attorney General |date=26 February 2024 |url=https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-major-pornography-distributor-violating-texas-age-verification-laws |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="Robertson 2024 p314">{{cite web |last=Robertson |first=Adi |title=Texas sues Pornhub owner for not adding age verification requirements |website=The Verge |date=27 February 2024 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/27/24084615/texas-ken-paxton-pornhub-aylo-lawsuit-age-verification |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="Suter 2024 m261">{{cite web |last=Suter |first=Tara |title=Paxton alleges porn giant not following new Texas age verification law |website=The Hill |date=27 February 2024 |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4491169-paxton-porn-giant-texas-age-verification-law/ |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref> As of June 2025, Pornhub and other Aylo-owned websites have already blocked access in [[Texas]], due to the adoption of an age verification law which usually mandates age verification through the use of an [[identity document]]. In states where Pornhub is blocked, which also include currently and in the future: [[Alabama]], [[Arkansas]], [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]], [[Montana]], [[North Carolina]], [[Utah]], [[Virginia]], [[Arizona]], [[Florida]], [[Nebraska]], [[Indiana]], [[South Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]],  [[Kansas]], [[Idaho]], [[Wyoming]], [[South Dakota]], [[North Dakota]], [[Kentucky]], and [[Oklahoma]]; a message is displayed featuring pornstar [[Cherie DeVille]] criticizing such laws.<ref>Multiple sources:
 
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*{{cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/14/24101116/pornhub-texas-age-verification-law-shut-down|title=Pornhub shuts down in Texas to protest age verification law|date=15 March 2024|accessdate=15 March 2024|first=Emma|last=Roth|website=[[The Verge]]}}
 
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*{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Oscar |title=Pornhub Pulls Out of Nebraska |url=https://gizmodo.com/pornhub-pulls-out-of-nebraska-2000476879 |website=Gizmodo |access-date=23 July 2024 |date=19 July 2024}}
 
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*{{Cite web |title=Pornhub Block Expands to Indiana, Kentucky: How to Watch Anyway |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/pornhub-blocked-texas-age-verification-vpn |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=PCMAG |language=en}}
 
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*{{Cite web |date=2024-07-01 |title=Pornhub blocks access to Kansas over new law requiring users to verify their age |url=https://lawrencekstimes.com/2024/07/01/pornhub-blocks-kansas-access/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=The Lawrence Times |language=en-US}}
 
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*{{Cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |date=2024-06-19 |title=Pornhub to block five more states over age verification laws |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/19/24181690/pornhub-indiana-kentucky-block-age-verification |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=The Verge |language=en}}
 
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*{{Cite web |title=How the American war on porn could change the way you use the internet |url=https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240723-how-the-american-war-on-porn-could-change-your-internet |access-date=2024-07-29 |publisher=BBC |date=24 July 2024 |language=en-GB}}
 
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*{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Jordan King US News |date=2024-05-21 |title=Map shows 16 states increasing porn site restrictions |url=https://www.newsweek.com/states-porn-age-verification-free-speech-1903108 |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}
 
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*{{Cite web |last=Aston |first=Alexia |title=Oklahoma now requires age verification to access porn sites. Critics say it makes the internet more dangerous |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/11/01/pornhub-oklahoma-law-age-verification-first-amendment-porn/75963986007/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
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Pornhub made a prominent appearance in many scenes of the 2013 American romantic comedy film ''[[Don Jon]]''.<ref name="pop-culture-don-jon">{{Cite web |last=Suebsaeng |first=Asawin |date=27 September 2013 |title=How One of The Biggest Porn Websites Helped Joseph Gordon-Levitt Make "Don Jon" |url=https://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2013/09/don-jon-porn-film-joseph-gordon-levitt |access-date=17 August 2014 |website=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]] |archive-date=20 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720114804/http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2013/09/don-jon-porn-film-joseph-gordon-levitt |url-status=live}}</ref> Pornhub Vice President Cory Price explained that one of the film's producers approached the company in March 2012, seeking permission to use the Pornhub brand.<ref name="pop-culture-don-jon" /> Price reviewed the movie's script and granted them permission, going as far as helping them find clips to use in the movie from Pornhub's content partners (e.g. [[Brazzers]], [[Mofos]], [[Digital Playground]], and [[Twistys]]).<ref name="pop-culture-don-jon" /> [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]], director and actor in the film, edited the clips together into rapid-fire montages, also featured prominently in the film.<ref name="pop-culture-don-jon" />
 
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In recent years, a three-second drum and bass jingle which plays at the start of ''Pornhub Community'' (amateur) videos has become a [[cultural phenomenon]], with Pornhub executives acknowledging its reach.<ref name="MEL" /><ref name="EW">{{cite web |url=https://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/kid-becomes-a-legend-at-school-by-playing-a-very-recognizable-theme-song/87340467/ |title=Kid Becomes a Legend By Playing the Most Recognizable Intro Theme During Band Practice |last=Cunningham |first=Andrew |date=24 January 2023 |website=ebaumsworld |access-date=28 November 2023 |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211043450/https://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/kid-becomes-a-legend-at-school-by-playing-a-very-recognizable-theme-song/87340467/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, a video of a student playing the jingle with his band at a talent show went [[Viral video|viral]].<ref name="NZ">{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/teen-expelled-for-playing-x-rated-websites-theme-song-at-school-talent-show/NL6UNMH2KQWFEGIYNU7MAYMFBU/ |title=Teen 'expelled' for playing X-rated website's theme song at school talent show |date=3 February 2020 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=28 November 2023 |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211043449/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/teen-expelled-for-playing-x-rated-websites-theme-song-at-school-talent-show/NL6UNMH2KQWFEGIYNU7MAYMFBU/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MEL">{{cite web |url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/pornhub-intro-drum-music-meme |title=High Schoolers Turned Pornhub's Infamous Drum Riff into a Meme Worth Detention |last=Lecklitner |first=Ian |date=4 April 2020 |website=Mel Magazine |access-date=28 November 2023 |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109041759/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/pornhub-intro-drum-music-meme |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="COMPLEX">{{cite web |url=https://www.complex.com/life/a/tracewilliamcowen/viral-clip-alleges-student-drummer-was-suspended-for-playing-pornhub-intro-music-school-rally |title=Viral Clip Alleges Student Drummer Was Suspended for Playing Pornhub Intro Music at School Rally |last=Cowen |first=Trace |date=3 Feb 2020 |website=Complex |access-date=28 November 2023 |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211043449/https://www.complex.com/life/a/tracewilliamcowen/viral-clip-alleges-student-drummer-was-suspended-for-playing-pornhub-intro-music-school-rally |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, a [[TikTok]] trend went viral, where one plays the Pornhub community intro and gauges reactions to catch unexpected people who visit the website.<ref name="DISTRACTIFY">{{cite web |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/hey-lol-khaleel-tiktok-trend |title=The Guy Behind "Hey Lol" on TikTok Is Also Baffled by Its Success (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Bobic |first=Chrissy |date=23 Feb 2021 |website=Distractify |access-date=28 November 2023 |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211043449/https://www.distractify.com/p/hey-lol-khaleel-tiktok-trend |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DOT">{{cite web |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/tiktok-pornhub-intro-music-hey-lol/ |title=TikTok audio trend attempts to catch people who watch Pornhub |last=Schroeder |first=Audra |date=25 February 2021 |website=Daily Dot |access-date=28 November 2023 |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001125431/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/tiktok-pornhub-intro-music-hey-lol/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BI">{{cite web |url=https://www.insider.com/hey-lol-khaleel-tiktok-meaning-pornhub-music-trend-redbone-2021-2 |title=TikTokers are testing family and friends by playing PornHub's music, testing whether they recognize the sound |last=Haasch |first=Palmer |date=24 Feb 2021 |website=Business Insider}}
 
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</ref> According to some [[feminist]] activists, these reactions reflect the over-consumption of pornography across all social categories.<ref name="VICE">{{cite web |url=https://i-d.co/article/anti-porn-feminism/ |title=Anti-porn feminism is back and more divisive than ever |last=Haile |first=Heven |date=21 April 2023 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=28 November 2023 |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211043449/https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/jg58m4/anti-porn-feminism |url-status=live}}</ref> The community jingle is also played by viewers during [[Twitch (website)|Twitch]] streams to elicit similar reactions.<ref name="FH">{{cite web |url=https://fraghero.com/twitch-viewers-found-genius-way-troll-streamers-using-pornhub-intro-music/ |title=Twitch Viewers Have Found Genius Way To Troll Streamers Using Pornhub Intro Music |last=Jackson |first=Lara |date=3 January 2019 |website=fraghero.com |access-date=28 November 2023 |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211043449/https://fraghero.com/twitch-viewers-found-genius-way-troll-streamers-using-pornhub-intro-music/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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This sequel carries the first book’s ideas and wild exuberance further, with aplomb. By combining bold choices with bolder sincerity, Rothfuss has found one of the secrets of great storytelling.

– AV/AUX

The Wise Man's Fear is the second book in the critically acclaimed fantasy series The Kingkiller Chronicle and was proceeded by The Name of the Wind. It was published on March 1st, 2011 by DAW Books.

Editions

  • The Wise Man's Fear (US, original cover)

  • O temor do sábio (Brazil)

  • Страхът на мъдреца (Bulgaria)

  • Страхът на мъдреца (Bulgaria)

  • El temor d'un home savi (Catalonia)

  • 智者之惧 (China)

  • The Wise Man's Fear (CZ).jpg

    Strach moudrého muže (Czech Republic)

  • Targa mehe hirm (Estonia)

  • Targa mehe hirm (Estonia)

  • La Peur du Sage (France)

  • La Peur du Sage (France)

  • Die Furcht des Weisen (Germany)

  • Die Furcht des Weisen (Germany)

  • Όσα φοβούνται οι σοφοί Τόμος Α (Greece)

  • A bölcs ember félelme (Hungary)

  • פחדיו של האדם האפל (Israel)

  • La Paura del Saggio (Italy)

  • Vieda vīra bailes (Latvia)

  • Išminčiaus baimė (Lithuania)

  • Išminčiaus baimė (Lithuania)

  • The Wise Man's Fear (NO).jpg

    En vis manns frykt (Norway)

  • The Wise Man's Fear (PL).jpg

    Strach mędrca (Poland)

  • Strach mędrca (Poland)

  • O Medo do Homem Sábio (Portugal)

  • O Medo do Homem Sábio (Portugal)

  • The Wise Man's Fear (RO).jpg

    Teama Înteleptului (Romania)

  • Страхи мудреца (Russia)

  • Страхи мудреца (Russia)

  • Strach múdreho muža (Slovakia)

  • The Wise Man's Fear (ES).jpg

    El temor de un hombre sabio (Spain)

  • The Wise Man's Fear (SE).jpg

    En Vis Mans Fruktan (Sweden)

  • En Vis Mans Fruktan (Sweden)

  • 智者之懼 (Taiwan)

  • De Angst van de Wijze (The Netherlands)

  • Bilge Adamın Korkusu (Turkey)

  • Strah Mudroga I tom (Serbia)

  • Strah Mudroga II tom (Serbia)


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