Washington, December 23: Aylo Holdings (formerly MindGeek), which is the parent company of adult entertainment platform Pornhub, will pay $1.8 million to the US government to resolve a charge of profiting off of sex trafficking. The company was arraigned on a charge of engaging in unlawful monetary transactions involving sex trafficking proceeds, after entering into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the US Attorney슬롯사이트™s Office to resolve the charge.

The DPA provides for the appointment of a monitor for three years and for payments to be made to the US and to individuals adversely affected by the underlying sex trafficking. According to Aylo슬롯사이트™s admissions and court documents, between 2017 and 2019, the company 슬롯사이트œreceived money that Aylo knew or should have known was derived from the GirlsDoPorn (GDP) Operators슬롯사이트� sex trafficking operations,슬롯사이트� the United States Attorney슬롯사이트™s Office for the Eastern District of New York said in a statement. Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat Must Verify Ages to Protect Kids Under EU's New Digital Law

슬롯사이트œThis deferred prosecution agreement holds the parent company of Pornhub.com accountable for its role in hosting videos and accepting payments from criminal actors who coerced young women into engaging in sexual acts on videos that were posted without their consent,슬롯사이트� stated United States Attorney Breon Peace.

슬롯사이트œIt is our hope that this resolution, which includes certain agreed payments to the women whose images were posted on the company슬롯사이트™s platforms and an independent monitorship brings some measure of closure to those negatively affected,슬롯사이트� Peace added. Aylo has also agreed to provide monetary payments to victims of the GDP Operators who have not otherwise already received compensation, and whose images were posted on Aylo슬롯사이트™s platforms. Pornhub Year in Review 2023: Star Wars, Harley Quinn, Game of Thrones, Avatar Lead Most Searched 'Movies & Characters' on 18+ Adult Website!

Earlier this week, Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos were added to a list of platforms subject to the strictest regulation under the European Union슬롯사이트™s Digital Services Act (DSA).

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