The CEO of the Pornhub parent company, MindGeek, has resigned in unceremonious fashion. The departure might have been planned but was joined by another top MindGeek executive in a dearth of PR.
Check out what happened to the CEO and COO of Pornhub’s parent company.
Effective immediately, Feras Antoon and David Tassillo have stepped down from the head of MindGeek. Currently, a search for replacements is underway during their interim leadership.
The company has been struggling for the last few years so it is understandable that they may have been pondering other changes in management.
Due to the high costs and scarcity of suppliers, it has become more and more difficult for the porn industry to make payments. Due to these problems, the company MindGeek seems to be in a vulnerable position, but they now advise paying using cryptocurrencies, which is not as simple as it may seem.
A recent article by the New Yorker noted various examples of where Pornhub’s moderation process has failed. Some within the adult film industry, however, alleged that the author bought into a religious anti-porn campaigner’s story.
Learn how MindGeek called the report a “gross mischaracterization” and that it is the third largest porn site.
Pornhub was the fastest site to respond to CSAM, faster than Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and more.
The New Yorker article by Ken Auletta can be tough to swallow, with its mention of Facebook. There is no correlation between this article and today’s news, but some people may find it difficult to believe.
Similar to Facebook, MindGeek and Pornhub have had trouble combating illegal or policy-violating content. They are actively addressing the issue; however, the extent of their efforts is unknown.
The C-level level executives leaving after a bout of negative press could just be bad timing. However, it’ll be difficult to make that narrative stick because of these new events.
