Pornhub’s parent company is changing its name to total nonsense::MindGeek, the parent company of Pornhub and other adult entertainment websites is changing its name to Aylo as it looks to get a “fresh start.”

  • clearedtoland@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I don’t know a thing about adult industry financing but are there investors? Are the moneybags telling them to clean up their image?

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      1 year ago

      seriously, how bad must it be to change name to clean up their image? We all expect this industry is controversial.

      The only recent thing I remember about Pornhub is the current blocking in certain states as protest to the age verification requirement. That seems like a plus in my book that they stand up for privacy and internet use. Changing the name seems like it might dilute their stance.

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        1 year ago

        They had huge scandals about revenge porn and child porn in the past. It was so bad, that they deleted a substantial amount of their library, just to be sure.

        BTW the brand is still Pornhub, but the company using that brand gets renamed. Hardly anyone knew that name anyway.