Re:Visa and MasterCard ban Pornhub over abusive videos
by scoutt on Friday December 11, 2020 @04:53AM
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I don't know if there are examples of regular people going after those monsters (I don't think Visa/Mastercard are even afraid of this) for this or other reasons.
The thing is that any legal action can be used as political lever. As a business you don't want to be in a position where you have to give excuses or negotiate. Hypothetically, the EU or some crazy US senator can say Visa is endorsing CP (even if it's not 100% true, but is good for the senator or EU parliamentary image), that they will engage in a full investigation and there is a possibility of facing sanctions. Now Visa has to activate a PR and legal campaign that can last years.
It's better to just cut off that single website from the customer list.
The thing is that any legal action can be used as political lever. As a business you don't want to be in a position where you have to give excuses or negotiate. Hypothetically, the EU or some crazy US senator can say Visa is endorsing CP (even if it's not 100% true, but is good for the senator or EU parliamentary image), that they will engage in a full investigation and there is a possibility of facing sanctions. Now Visa has to activate a PR and legal campaign that can last years.
It's better to just cut off that single website from the customer list.