Visa Stops Processing Credit Card Payments for Ads on Pornhub in Wake of Lawsuit

Visa Stops Processing Credit Card Payments for Ads on Pornhub in Wake of Lawsuit
A Visa credit card is seen on a computer keyboard in this picture illustration taken on Sept. 6, 2017. Philippe Wojazer/Illustration/Reuters
Bill Pan
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Visa has suspended payments for ads on Pornhub and parent company MindGeek after a woman accused the credit card company of knowingly helping monetize child pornography.

In a statement on Thursday, Visa CEO Alfred Kelly said TrafficJunky, the advertising arm for MindGeek, will be suspended from the credit card transaction network. During the suspension, Visa card can’t be used to purchase ads on any MindGeek-affiliated websites, including Pornhub.

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