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Sen. Josh Hawley: Mastercard told me they are terminating use of their cards on PornHub
Twitter ^ | Dec 10 | Sen. Josh Hawley

Posted on 12/10/2020 1:38:46 PM PST by RandFan

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To: Jotmo

Grrrr...

...they’re going to be hit with.


21 posted on 12/10/2020 1:52:29 PM PST by Jotmo (Whoever said, "The pen is mightier than the sword." has clearly never been stabbed to death.)
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To: RandFan

PornHub hasn’t done nearly enough to shut down child porn, revenge porn, rape porn, etc.

PH facilitates illegal activity and human trafficking, plain and simple.

Please don’t pretend they are a legitimate, above board business.


22 posted on 12/10/2020 1:53:26 PM PST by Go_Raiders (The fact is, we really don't know anything. It's all guesswork and rationalization.)
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To: RandFan

LOL, THAT’LL change things.


23 posted on 12/10/2020 1:55:37 PM PST by rlmorel ("I’d rather enjoy a risky freedom than a safe servitude." Robby Dinero, USMC Veteran, Gym Owner)
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To: NEMDF

Pornhub’ll come out with Masturbatercard, or some such...


24 posted on 12/10/2020 1:55:51 PM PST by W. (And now, more music, and Les Nessman!)
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To: Go_Raiders

I imagine its not easy running that platform but I’m sure they do everything they can to comply with the law

They would be shut down otherwise (not by Mastercard but by the feds!)


25 posted on 12/10/2020 1:56:10 PM PST by RandFan (3C)
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To: Go_Raiders

That brings up another point.

Are they refusing to process all payments for all pornographic material, or just from Porn Hub?

Could be another lawsuit.


26 posted on 12/10/2020 1:56:23 PM PST by Jotmo (Whoever said, "The pen is mightier than the sword." has clearly never been stabbed to death.)
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To: NEMDF

No, bestiality is ok.


27 posted on 12/10/2020 1:57:00 PM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Spirochete

Didn’t know that. But if it’s legal, they shouldn’t be denied use of the financial system. I’ve predicted in the past, incorrectly, that marijuana would be legalized nationally after the first robbery with multiple deaths.


28 posted on 12/10/2020 1:57:27 PM PST by SJackson (We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns. Joseph Stalin)
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To: Jotmo

“Look like you beat me to it.”

He said beat.


29 posted on 12/10/2020 1:57:44 PM PST by o-n-money
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To: Spirochete
Well, no more guns on Pornhub. I found this on the Firearms Blog from April 1 2018:


"In recent weeks, we at MindGeek have experienced an unexpected increase in traffic on one of our sites; PornHub. This increase in traffic can be cited to the specific search queries of ‘guns’ and ‘firearms.’;

As a privately-held company that operates and manages many businesses and organizations within the adult film industry, we believe it is in our best interest to protect and serve our standing client base.



We would like to take this opportunity to apologize to any of our long standing customers who may have felt offended or bothered by the influx of recent content. "

30 posted on 12/10/2020 1:57:58 PM PST by Spirochete
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To: SJackson

They’ve also denied the use of their cards to conservative YouTube vloggers. The vise is tightening.


31 posted on 12/10/2020 1:58:36 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not my current tagline.)
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To: RandFan
Who is to decide what is legitimate commerce?

"First they came for PornHub, then for contributions to Trump and FR."

32 posted on 12/10/2020 1:59:40 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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Sen. Josh Hawley: Mastercard told me they are terminating use of their cards on PornHub

Did he call for this? What happens when someone else calls for Mastercard to terminate use of their cards to buy firearms or ammo?

I've liked what I've seen of Hawley so far, but if he's going to start pressuring financial companies to start boycotting private businesses, that's already being used against conservative businesses.
33 posted on 12/10/2020 1:59:51 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Jotmo
Porn Hub essentially is a monopoly on internet pornography, it's owned by a holding company called MindGeek which controls the majority of the YouTube clones for porn.

MindGeek has consistently been lax about disseminating illegal content, and profited from it. The company should be indicted, so at the very least I can't be critical of Mastercard for severing ties from a customer that has been engaged in disseminating child pornography.

34 posted on 12/10/2020 2:00:27 PM PST by Shadow44
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To: o-n-money

“He said beat.”

I thought it was appropriate given the subject.


35 posted on 12/10/2020 2:01:07 PM PST by Jotmo (Whoever said, "The pen is mightier than the sword." has clearly never been stabbed to death.)
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To: SJackson

I corrected myself. Pornhub has gone anti-gun, so no more gun videosthere; probably not even “naked girls with guns”. See my post #30.


36 posted on 12/10/2020 2:01:15 PM PST by Spirochete
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Yes I believe he’s been calling for it and that’s why he is tweeting it


37 posted on 12/10/2020 2:02:27 PM PST by RandFan (3C)
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To: RandFan

Ha! I guess all of the Dominion voting hack payments cleared...since doom suspected PH was one of the platforms used, by Dominion cheaters, to cheat the vote.

PH logo even showed up - on CNN “scoreboard” - until John King quickly swiped it away.


38 posted on 12/10/2020 2:04:33 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow,)
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To: RandFan

What idiot pays? So much smut available now that I can’t imagine what you would pay for.


39 posted on 12/10/2020 2:05:51 PM PST by devane617 (Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

ditto


40 posted on 12/10/2020 2:07:19 PM PST by devane617 (Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?)
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