Mastercard, Visa Block Payments on Adult Website After Child Abuse Allegations

Mastercard, Visa Block Payments on Adult Website After Child Abuse Allegations
Visa and MasterCard credit card logos are seen on a sign in Washington on March 30, 2012. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
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Credit card companies MasterCard and Visa on Dec. 10 announced they will no longer allow their cards to be used to process payments on pornographic website Pornhub following accusations it showed videos of child sexual abuse.

Pornhub, which is owned by Montreal-based company Mindgeek, came under fire last week after The New York Times reported that the website hosts unlawful content, including nonconsensual pornography and videos of child sexual assault.

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