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Re:Pornhub Is Now Blocked in Almost All of the U.S. South by bryanlarsen on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @02:50PM (#42568723)
So you're saying it was not true several years ago, but is true now?
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Re:Pornhub Is Now Blocked in Almost All of the U.S. South by tivert on Thursday January 02, 2025 @02:25AM (#42572482)
> So you're saying it was not true several years ago, but is true now?

IIRC, they only did anything because NYT op-ed writer basically went to war with them and shined a very bright light on all the shady stuff they were tolerating. That speaks to their true motivations.

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Re:Pornhub Is Now Blocked in Almost All of the U.S. South by bryanlarsen on Thursday January 02, 2025 @12:00PM (#42576160)
> That speaks to their true motivations.

Yes, the same as almost every other corporation: money. Today they make more money with less risk by self-policing their content.

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