Pornhub
Pornhub is a pornographic video sharing website and the largest pornography site on the Internet.[5][6] Pornhub was launched in Montreal in 2007.[7] Pornhub also has offices and servers in San Francisco, Houston, New Orleans and London.
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| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Pornographic video sharing |
| Available in | English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Dutch, Czech, Simplified Chinese |
| Headquarters | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Country of origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Area served | Worldwide[1] |
| Owner | MG Freesites Ltd. (MindGeek)[2] |
| Key people | |
| Industry | Sex |
| Services | Pornography |
| URL | www.pornhub.com |
| Advertising | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | May 25, 2007 |
| Current status | Online |
| Written in | PHP[4] |
The website allows visitors to watch pornographic videos from a number of categories, including professional and amateur pornography. Users can take advantage of several features, including sharing videos on social media websites and liking or disliking them. Users may also optionally register a free Pornhub account, which additionally allows them to post comments, download videos and add videos to their favourites, as well as upload videos themselves.
Since 2012, Pornhub has hosted several events and campaigns to raise awareness of certain issues or raise money, as well as to help promote its brand. In March 2010, Pornhub was bought by Manwin (now known as MindGeek), which also owns other pornographic websites.
The website was blocked by the Great Firewall in China from September 2013.[8]
On March 12, 2014, Pornhub was blocked in Russia because one actress looked too young, leading some viewers to think she was a minor.[9][10]
On January 2017, Pornhub was blocked in the Philippines. Pornhub and similar pornography websites were blocked in order to comply with (follow) the Anti-Child Pornography Law.[11]
Pornhub was blocked in September 2016 in Russia due to "spreading harmful information to children". On April 2017, it was unbanned, but it now asks users to specify their age. Now, Russian users must provide their cellphone numbers or passports to access Pornhub.[12]
In October 2018, the Uttarakhand High Court re-banned Pornhub in India, enforced by blocks from internet providers of India.[13] In order to get around the ban, Pornhub created a mirror website at Pornhub.net.[13][14]
