Pornhub Parent Company Admits to Profiting From Sex Trafficking, Will Pay $1.84 Million Fine and Compensate Victims
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Aylo, parent company of Pornhub and other sex sites, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with U.S.
prosecutors to settle a charge it profited from deals with porn producers who were involved in sex trafficking. Under the settlement announced Thursday, Canada-based Aylo agreed to pay a criminal fine and forfeiture totaling $1.845 million to the U.S.
government. In addition, Aylo has agreed to provide payments to victims of the sex-trafficking content operators who have not otherwise already received compensation and whose images were posted on Aylo’s platforms.
The Justice Department will assign a monitor for a three-year period to assess Aylo’s compliance with the agreement and its processes for identifying and removing illegal content from its platforms.
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