Tue Sep 6, 2022 – 6:32 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Instagram removed Pornhub’s account from its platform after “mounting evidence” of criminal activity involving the porn site’s monetization of abusive sex acts, including the rape of children.
Pornhub was suspended “for violating its community standards given the increasing reports of Pornhub hosting child sexual abuse material, sex trafficking, filmed rape, and non-consensual videos and images,” Dawn Hawkins, CEO of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), told The Daily Wire.
Hawkins accused Instagram of having facilitated Pornhub’s criminal activity by serving as its “distribution partner,” “helping to push millions to their website, including children.”
She further condemned the platform’s verification of Pornhub’s page — despite its evidence of criminality — with a blue check, a mark of “authenticity” that Instagram gives to “notable people and brands,” considered by many to be a “status symbol.”
However, Hawkins praised Instagram for choosing to sever ties with Pornhub by removing its account.
“Instagram is courageously choosing to stop partnering with Pornhub, and it is time for all corporate entities to follow its example,” Hawkins said.
Pornhub had over 13 million Instagram followers before its account was suspended. One of
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