July 21, 2026
A hedge fund and its affiliates have escaped claims over financing and advice they provided Pornhub's parent company, as a California federal judge found the suit didn't show they had a direct connection to traffickers who uploaded child sexual abuse material or that they knew the platform was "rampant" with the content.
July 10, 2026
Visa must still face allegations that the company knew about and profited from child sexual abuse material on Pornhub under a decision by a California federal judge, who in a separate ruling tossed the suit's claims against the hedge fund lenders who backed Pornhub's parent company.
September 30, 2025
A California federal judge has thrown out allegations Visa knew about and profited from child pornography on Pornhub and other websites it worked with, though he gave the young woman who sued another opportunity to file an amended complaint.
August 01, 2022
Visa must continue battling allegations the company knew about and profited from child pornography on Pornhub and other websites it worked with, a California federal judge ruled Friday, holding that a young woman has plausibly tied Visa to an alleged criminal child porn conspiracy.