PayPal Withdraws Payouts to Pornhub Performers for Breaching Rules

PayPal has announced that it has stopped payments support offered to Pornhub Models and performers, stating that the adult entertainment company has breached rules.

Making the announcements on Thursday 14^th November 2019, Pay Pal said that the adult entertainment company had been making certain payments without seeking PayPal’s permission something that has not been the terms of the agreement.

“Following a review, we have discovered that Pornhub has made certain business payments through PayPal without seeking our permission. We have taken action to stop these transactions from occurring,” PayPal announced.

According to PayPal’s Certain Use Policy, “certain sexually oriented materials or services” are forbidden and thus the electronic payment company uses this policy to make decisions on sexually oriented websites.

PornHub, an online website for adult entertainment owned by MindGeek has been relying on PayPal as an option to make transactions with the performers who are likely to feel the heat of PayPal’s withdrawal.

“We are all devastated by PayPal’s decision to stop payouts to over a hundred thousand performers who rely on them for their livelihoods,” MindGeek said in a blog post.

“We sincerely apologize if this causes any delays and we will have staff working around the clock to make sure all payouts are processed as fast as possible on the new payment methods,” MindGeek added.

As Samantha Cole a writer at MotherBoard opines, most visitors to PornHub likely think of it as a website that simply provides access to an endless supply of free porn, but Pornhub also allows performers to upload, sell, and otherwise monetize videos they make themselves.

According to a PornHub insider, the company will seek to use more friendly payment options for sex workers and avoid the discriminating options. The company also plans to explore the cryptocurrency options in the future soon as a form of payment to its performers.