YouTube bans Pornhub’s channel over ‘multiple’ rule violations

YouTube has eliminated Pornhub’s channel over “multiple” neighborhood guideline violations, as first reported by Variety. According to Google, Pornhub’s account violated YouTube’s external link policy, which prohibits customers from linking to content material that’s not allowed on the platform, equivalent to pornography.

“Upon review, we terminated the channel Pornhub Official following multiple violations of our Community Guidelines,” YouTube spokesperson Jack Malon tells The Verge. “We enforce our policies equally for everyone, and channels that repeatedly violate or are dedicated to violative content are terminated.”

Pornhub’s YouTube channel, which had almost 900,000 subscribers earlier than it was taken down, posted safe-for-work content material selling the location and its performers. The firm additionally utilized an age restriction to the movies posted to YouTube that required viewers to be 18 years of age or older, and “vehemently denies” claims that it posted or linked to grownup content material.

“Pornhub maintains the absolute best trust and safety measures on the internet and takes special care to ensure it does not violate any of YouTube’s Community Guidelines,” a Pornhub spokesperson tells The Verge, who chooses to stay nameless on account of security causes associated to doxing. “Unfortunately, this is just the latest example of discrimination against those in the adult industry, a trend seen across social media and all other facets of life, especially as groups disingenuously conflate consensual adult content with exploitation.”

The information of Pornhub’s elimination from YouTube comes months after Instagram completely banned Pornhub’s account, citing rule violations relating to nudity, grownup content material, and sexual solicitation. Like YouTube, Instagram similarly claims Pornhub inspired Instagram customers to go away the location to view grownup content material. Pornhub responded to the ban with an open letter that criticizes Instagram for eradicating its “fully PG” account, all whereas different creators proceed to submit content material with “nudity and overt sexuality with no repercussions.”