Visa Cuts Off Ability to Buy Pornhub Ads After Court Ruling in Child Porn Case
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVisa said it is suspending payment privileges of TrafficJunky, the advertising arm of online porn network operator MindGeek. The announcement comes a week after a judge denied Visa’s request to be removed from a case in which MindGeek is being sued for allegedly distributing child pornography — and which alleges that Visa knowingly facilitated MindGeek’s ability to monetize it.Visa CEO Alfred Kelly, in a blog post Thursday, said the payment processing giant “strongly disagree[s]” with the decision and that the company is “confident in our position.”However, the court’s decision “also created new uncertainty about the role of TrafficJunky, MindGeek’s advertising arm,” he wrote.