Visa will remain a defendant in a lawsuit alleging that the credit card giant, Pornhub and other MindGeek\u002Drun sites conspired in circulating child sexual abuse…
The decision opens the door for the payment processing company and its leaders to be found liable for wrongdoing if they are found guilty in the case.
In a statement to The Washington Post, Visa said it condemns sex trafficking, exploitation and child sexual abuse materials as “repugnant” to its values and purpose as a company. The company noted that it has beefed up its securities measures by banning uploads from anyone who has not submitted a government-issued ID that passes third-party verification and by implementing technology that spots videos that are in violation of its policies against nonconsensual and child sexual abuse material.
“They did it, got caught, can’t explain it” he said. “It’s like telling your wife the naked woman in your bed is there because she lost her earring changing sheets.”“What this means is that a prosecutor could take this complaint and charge Visa the company and individuals,” he said, noting that the harm caused doesn’t have to be as direct as Visa has been arguing.
The judge’s mention of MindGeek’s removal of content after Visa’s actions shows that the judge is examining the importance that Visa has to MindGeek, said Will Thomas, assistant professor of business law at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Visa told the court that if the plaintiffs’ theory was accepted, it would “upend the financial and payment industries,” a notion the judge also waved away, saying “Visa is being kept in this case because it is alleged to have continued to recognize as a merchant an immense, well known, and highly visible business that it knew used its websites to host and monetize child porn.”
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