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Pornhub
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File:Pornhub main page screenshot.png
Pornhub's home page, as it appeared on 18 August 2014.
Type of site
Private
Available inEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Japanese
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec,
Canada
OwnerMindGeek
IndustrySex
ServicesPornography
URLhttp://www.pornhub.com/
AdvertisingYes
RegistrationOptional
Launched24 May 2007; 17 years ago (2007-05-24)

Pornhub, part of the Pornhub NETWORK campaign, is a pornographic video sharing website and the largest pornography site on the Internet.[4][5] Launched in 2007 and based in Montreal, Quebec, Pornhub provides professional, in addition to amateur pornography. Pornhub also has offices and servers in San Francisco, California, Houston, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana and London, United Kingdom. In March 2010, Pornhub was bought by Manwin (now known as MindGeek), which owns numerous other porn websites.

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Malvertising

Main article: Malvertising

Researcher Conrad Longmore claims that advertisements displayed by the sites were found to contain malware programs, which install harmful files on users' machines without their permission. Mr Longmore told the BBC that two popular sites – XHamster and PornHub – pose the greatest threat.[6]

Philanthropy

Since 2012, Pornhub has hosted several events and campaigns to raise awareness of certain issues and/or raise money, as well as to help promote their brand.[7] The first of these events took place in New York City on 24 April 2012, with the introduction of the "Boob Bus".[8][9][10] The tour bus traveled to five scheduled stops at several NYC landmarks, and was intended to raise awareness of breast cancer by offering free breast exams for passersby, as well as teaching self-examination techniques to use at home.[9] Double-board certified plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer was present to give the exams and teach women how to perform self-exams, and porn star Bree Olson acted as a cheerleader for the event.[9]

Pornhub continued their breast cancer awareness campaign in October 2012 by launching an event called "Save the Boobs!"[11][12] For every 30 videos viewed in Pornhub's "big tit" or "small tit" category in the month of October, the website offered to donate a penny to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.[13] However, on 4 October, early into the campaign, the Susan G. Komen Foundation rejected the offer, stating that they were not a partner of Pornhub, were not accepting donations and asked the company to stop using their name.[14] In response, Pornhub called on "any charitable entities related to breast cancer research or awareness" to submit their interest in accepting the donations.[14] By the end of the month, a total of 74,146,928 video views were amassed, equaling approximately $24,716 worth of donations, which Pornhub subsequently tripled to $75,000.[15] Pornhub ultimately split the donation money amongst several charities after an extensive search, among which include the Eileen Stein Jacoby Fund and Cancer Sucks Inc.[15][16]

In honor of Arbor Day 2014, Pornhub launched a weeklong environmental campaign called "Pornhub Gives America Wood", which started on 25 April 2014 and ended on 2 May 2014.[17][18][19] In a similar manner to the website's previous "Save the Boobs!" campaign, Pornhub offered to plant a single tree for every 100 videos viewed in the site's "big dick" category.[17] In total, approximately 1,547,300 video views were counted, which resulted in 15,473 trees to be planted.[17][19] After the campaign ended on 2 May 2014, Pornhub's PR director stated that they were considering working with one of three environmental organizations to help them plant the trees.[20]

Pornhub makes a prominent appearance in many scenes of the 2013 romantic comedy film Don Jon.[21] Pornhub Vice President Cory Price explained that one of the film's producers approached the company in March 2012, seeking permission to use the Pornhub brand.[21] Price reviewed the movie's script and granted them permission, going as far as helping them find clips to use in the movie from their content partners (e.g. Brazzers, Mofos, Digital Playground and Twistys).[21] Joseph Gordon-Levitt, director and actor in the film, edited the clips together into rapid-fire montages, also featuring prominently in the film.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ Note: Pornhub has been blocked in several countries; please see the "censorship" section for more details about availability.
  2. ^ Bartz, Michel (14 September 2011). "Pornhub_dev comments on [NSFW] IAmA Former Lead Developer of Pornhub. AMAA. : IAmA". reddit. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ^ "pornhub.com Site Overview". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Talk Talk fails to block Pornhub". The Inquirer. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  5. ^ Archived 2014-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Anderson, Steve (11 April 2013). "Popular porn websites 'host adverts with malware'". The Independent. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Experience Live Pornhub Events And Sexy Campaigns". Pornhub.com. 17 August 2014. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ^ "Pornhub & Bree Olson Boob Bus, Offering Free Breast Exams in NYC". Pornhub.com. 24 April 2012. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  9. ^ a b c Crees, Alex (24 April 2012). "Tour bus features porn star, free breast exams". Fox News. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  10. ^ Tuttle, Hilary (25 April 2012). "Boob Bus, From Porn Hub and Star Bree Olson, Teaches Women How To Handle Their Breasts". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Help Pornhub Save the Boobs!". Pornhub.com. 1 October 2012. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  12. ^ Brown, Eryn (5 October 2012). "Breast cancer awareness month gets fundraising boost from Pornhub". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Is This the Worst Breast Cancer Month Idea Ever? - The Cut". New York. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  14. ^ a b Mach, Andrew (4 October 2012). "Porn site seeks new breast cancer charity after Susan G. Komen rejects fundraising offer". NBC News. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Save the Boobs Reaults: Triple Donations". Pornhub.com. 1 November 2012. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |first1= missing |last1= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  16. ^ "Pornhub Triples Donation for October's 'Save the Boobs' Campaign", AVN News, 19 November 2012, retrieved 25 February 2014
  17. ^ a b c "Pornhub Gives America Wood This Arbor Day". Pornhub.com. 25 April 2014. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  18. ^ Grossman, Samantha (28 April 2014). "Arbor Day 2014: Pornhub Plants Trees For Every 100 Porn Videos Watched". TIME. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  19. ^ a b Smith, Jack (3 May 2014). "Pornhub To Plant Over 15,000 Trees To Celebrate Environment, Dicks". Betabeat. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  20. ^ Dickson, EJ (28 April 2014). "Pornhub is planting a tree for every 100 videos you watch". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  21. ^ a b c d Suebsaeng, Asawin (27 September 2013). "How One of The Biggest Porn Websites Helped Joseph Gordon-Levitt Make "Don Jon"". Mother Jones. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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