New York, NY (October 13, 2015) – Pornhub, the premiere online destination for adult entertainment, today announced it has introduced a streamlined method to report revenge porn. As part of a institutionalized effort to accommodate victims, and ultimately quell the perpetuating form of online harassment the company has implemented an easy-to-use submission page for removal of nonconsensual content.
“With nearly 60 million visitors to Pornhub daily, it’s imperative that we remain ahead of this perpetuating victimization of innocent individuals and continue to combat this illicit behavior,” said Corey Price, Vice President, Pornhub. “We will persist in enacting measures that we believe will strongly reinforce Pornhub’s stance against revenge porn. We are fully committed to the removal this type of content from our site, in the pursuit of instilling a sense of safety and community that keeps our users’ minds at ease.”
Those who visit Pornhub and identify any sexually explicit media that is distributed without the consent of the individuals involved can now visit
http://www.pornhub.com/content-removal and fill out the form found there to request the removal of nonconsensual material. The specified media will be reviewed and taken down. Unlike other popular websites, no government identification is required throughout the request process, allowing anyone, anywhere to report and further prohibit it from happening. While Pornhub has always taken down videos per request, the new concentrated process is a preemptive strike against the increase in revenge porn across the digital and social media landscapes.
“The Pornhub Network has always stated that nonconsensual videos violate our policy and because of this firm stance, over the past two years our site has seen a 38% drop in revenge porn take down requests. Now that we have announced a new, concentrated process, with an official submission page, we expect that percentage to only increase,” said Price. “While Pornhub does its own policing of revenge porn, this will encourage our users to not be deterred behind fears of red tape, and reaffirms that we will do everything within our power to make sure the purveyors of this form of sexual assault will never have a place within our network.”
The prevalence of revenge porn has recently gained national headlines and garnered additional legislative attention as various states in the United States have passed some form of revenge porn legislation. With thousands of victims getting millions of hits on nonconsensual pornography, Pornhub is looking to end the cyber exploitation of innocent individuals across its collective of sites. To see Pornhub’s complete Terms of Use, please visit
http://www.pornhub.com/information#terms.
About Pornhub:
Founded in 2007, Pornhub is the leading free, ad-supported adult video streaming website, offering viewers the opportunity to upload and share their own videos. With over 3 million videos and over 60 million visitors a day, Pornhub truly is the best adult site in the world. Pornhub has built the largest dedicated membership base in the adult community, with over 4 million engaged and loyal members, offering viewers a fun and sophisticated social experience directly in site, complete with messaging, photos, achievement badges and much more.