
English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English #376 | Porn & Big Money
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Jun 15, 2023 AI Snips
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MindGeek's Porn Empire
- MindGeek owns major adult websites like Pornhub, visited by 100 million daily.
- It operated secretly for years, making huge profits and controlling much of online porn.
Payment Barriers and Regulation
- Porn studios faced big challenges accepting payments online due to high chargebacks and stigma.
- Visa and MasterCard indirectly regulate porn by allowing only certain types for payments.
Rise of Free Tube Sites
- Free Tube sites revolutionized porn by hosting mass uploaded content, often without consent.
- These sites attract massive traffic and monetized through ads and subscriptions.
