According to a statement sent through Bloomberg, Mastercard said that after investigating Pornhub “over the past several days,” which “confirmed violations of our standards prohibiting unlawful content on their site.”
Another payment processor giant, Visa, decided to block payments on Pornhub temporarily on the same day.
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Every act of censorship by centralized entities will only force victims to look for other source in doing business and staying afloat.
Pornhub reportedly have been on the receiving end of censorship as payments via debit card are suspended/blocked by Mastercard and VISA.
Followed by tether’s addition, Pornhub added bitcoin (BTC) and litecoin (LTC) as payment methods for its premium services since September 01, 2020. As of press time, it stands as the tenth most popular website in the world with 7.21 billion monthly visitors.
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Giving porn lovers a decentralized option of payment could be another source to crypto adoption.
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