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62 women sue PornHub in latest San Diego case involving GirlsDoPorn videos
The lawsuit accuses parent company of PornHub, which owns other free pornography sites, of partnering with GirlsDoPorn, ignoring signs of sex trafficking
BY ALEX RIGGINS
OCT. 4, 2023 5:01 PM PT
More than 60 women who say they were forced, defrauded or coerced into making explicit films by San Diego-based GirlsDoPorn are suing the parent company of PornHub and other free adult video sites, claiming “illegal publication of the sex trafficking videos.”
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The lawsuit is the second of its kind. In December 2020, nearly 60 women featured in GirlsDoPorn videos sued PornHub’s parent company, which was then known as MindGeek. The two sides settled the suit about a year later on terms that both sides agreed not to disclose. The new lawsuit was filed by 62 new women represented by the same attorneys.
“While this may seem like a lot of plaintiffs, it represents a small fraction of the women PornHub has trafficked and exploited over the years,” attorney Brian Holm said Wednesday. “My clients know being a plaintiff in a case like this will not be easy, but they are determined to shine a light on PornHub’s horrific business practices.”
(more at link)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2023-10-04/pornhub-lawsuit-san-diego-federal-court-girlsdoporn-new
BY ALEX RIGGINS
OCT. 4, 2023 5:01 PM PT
More than 60 women who say they were forced, defrauded or coerced into making explicit films by San Diego-based GirlsDoPorn are suing the parent company of PornHub and other free adult video sites, claiming “illegal publication of the sex trafficking videos.”
...
The lawsuit is the second of its kind. In December 2020, nearly 60 women featured in GirlsDoPorn videos sued PornHub’s parent company, which was then known as MindGeek. The two sides settled the suit about a year later on terms that both sides agreed not to disclose. The new lawsuit was filed by 62 new women represented by the same attorneys.
“While this may seem like a lot of plaintiffs, it represents a small fraction of the women PornHub has trafficked and exploited over the years,” attorney Brian Holm said Wednesday. “My clients know being a plaintiff in a case like this will not be easy, but they are determined to shine a light on PornHub’s horrific business practices.”
(more at link)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2023-10-04/pornhub-lawsuit-san-diego-federal-court-girlsdoporn-new
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but I have hope that someday the chances that Catharine McKinnon tried to make may be adopted - extending protections to the performers so they can sue for damages for extended period of time after the fact.
It's really depressing that she was villainized for that. 
