{"id":584883,"date":"2021-07-07T09:51:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T13:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=584883"},"modified":"2021-07-07T09:51:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T13:51:32","slug":"activists-score-win-as-pornhub-sister-site-shutters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/activists-score-win-as-pornhub-sister-site-shutters\/","title":{"rendered":"Activists Score Win As Pornhub \u2018Sister Site\u2019 Shutters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Factivists-score-win-as-pornhub-sister-site-shutters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=584883&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1173296397.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Popular pornography website XTube \u2014 notably dubbed the \u201csister site\u201d to porn behemoth Pornhub \u2014 announced this week the site\u2019s forthcoming closure.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes as XTube and Pornhub parent company MindGeek faces increasing scrutiny over apparent sex trafficking and rapes streaming on its platforms.<\/p>\n<p>XTube, which started in 2008, announced this week that video and photo uploads will be disabled, and by Sept. 5, the site will be shuttered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike any tech company, we are constantly evaluating our content offerings and products to best serve our users,\u201d MindGeek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/entertainment\/xtube-shutting-down-mindgeek\">said<\/a> in a statement related to the XTube decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cXTube has always had a dedicated but small community, and we believe that its users and creators will be better served on one of our existing platforms, where they will be able to take advantage of wider reach and increased visibility,\u201d the company added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe exact reason for the shuttering is unclear but anti-trafficking advocates have heralded the closure as a victory for their movement,\u201d FOX Business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/entertainment\/xtube-shutting-down-mindgeek\">noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) told The Daily Wire via email that the XTube closure is evidence that the \u201cpornography industry is collapsing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cXTube\u2019s&nbsp;announced shutdown is more evidence that&nbsp;MindGeek\u2019s&nbsp;exploitation empire is crumbling. This is welcome news, given the mounting evidence that&nbsp;MindGeek&nbsp;has hosted and profited from child sex abuse material, rape,&nbsp;sex trafficking,&nbsp;nonconsensual material, sexual violence&nbsp;and other racist and misogynistic&nbsp;sexual content&nbsp;on its myriad of pornography websites,\u201d&nbsp;read a statement from Dawn Hawkins, CEO of NCOSE.&nbsp;\u201cXTube\u2019s\u202fclosure is a clear victory for the movement to hold Pornhub,\u202fMindGeek, and the pornography industry accountable for their facilitation of sexual abuse and exploitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNumerous survivors have said that MindGeek refused to remove their sexual abuse and sexual assault material from Pornhub and its other porn websites; many have filed lawsuits against MindGeek, including NCOSE\u2019s class action lawsuit on behalf of two survivors of childhood sex trafficking,\u201d Hawkins said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cXTube\u2019s decision to close was not made in a vacuum. This decision comes after mounting pressure from legislators, outrage in the media, loss of mainstream corporate support, and survivors stepping forward to demand justice through lawsuits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that XTube\u2019s closing is a harbinger of things to come for MindGeek. We look forward to the day we can announce that Pornhub and additional MindGeek-owned pornography sites are ending,\u201d the CEO added.<\/p>\n<p>Activist and <span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-1ny4l3l r-1ddef8g r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Traffickinghub&amp;src=hashtag_click\">#Traffickinghub<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> movement founder&nbsp;<\/span>Laila Mickelwait celebrated the news, as well.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cAnother one bites the dust,\u201d Mickelwait posted to Twitter on Tuesday. \u201c<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Soon we\u2019ll be saying goodbye to the whole \u2018MindGeek Criminal Enterprise\u2019 as owners Antoon, Tassillo and Bergmair are hauled away in handcuffs for profiting from &amp; globally distributing \u2018child pornography\u2019\/CSAM, rape &amp; sex trafficking. <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Traffickinghub?src=hashtag_click\">#Traffickinghub<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.967123287671\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another one bites the dust.<\/p>\n<p>Soon we\u2019ll be saying goodbye to the whole \u201cMindGeek Criminal Enterprise\u201d as owners Antoon, Tassillo and Bergmair are hauled away in handcuffs for profiting from &amp; globally distributing \u201cchild pornography\u201d\/CSAM, rape &amp; sex trafficking.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Traffickinghub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Traffickinghub<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m2LW29K926\">pic.twitter.com\/m2LW29K926<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laila Mickelwait (@LailaMickelwait) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LailaMickelwait\/status\/1412629952936267778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The spotlight on Pornhub\u2019s alleged actions came to a head last year after a scathing The New York Times report outlined stories of the company allegedly monetizing child rapes and other non-consensual acts. <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Mickelwait has been calling attention to such apparent abuses for years.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ensuing controversy included Visa suspending its payments and Mastercard severing its ties with the company,\u201d FOX business noted.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><i>member<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular pornography website XTube \u2014 notably dubbed the \u201csister site\u201d to porn behemoth Pornhub \u2014 announced this week the site\u2019s forthcoming closure.The news comes as XTube and Pornhub parent company &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314140,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1173296397.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Activists Score Win As Pornhub \u2018Sister Site\u2019 Shutters","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-584883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1173296397.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Activists Score Win As Pornhub \u2018Sister Site\u2019 Shutters","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}