Visa got caught up in a child porn suit and pulled its relationship with the biggest porn conglomerate, following a similar move by Mastercard.

The fight against Pornhub may finally be nearing an end. Pornhub and all of MindGeek’s porn tube sites were just completely demonetized by Visa and Mastercard. This is a huge moment for victims. Let’s celebrate with them and for them. #Traffickinghub

— Laila Mickelwait (@LailaMickelwait) August 4, 2022

If you have been victimized by PornHub, MindGeek or other affiliated sites, you may be eligible for a large amount of compensation for your harm. I encourage you to contact Mike Bowe [email protected] who is counsel to 70+ victims who can help you pursue your claim.

— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) August 4, 2022

From Variety:

 Visa and Mastercard said they are suspending payment privileges of TrafficJunky, the advertising arm of online porn network operator MindGeek.

The announcements come a week after a judge denied Visa’s request to be removed from a case in which MindGeek is being sued for allegedly distributing child pornography — and which alleges that Visa knowingly facilitated MindGeek’s ability to monetize it.

Visa CEO Alfred Kelly, in a blog post Thursday, said the payment processing giant “strongly disagree[s]” with the decision and that the company is “confident in our position.”

However, the court’s decision “also created new uncertainty about the role of TrafficJunky, MindGeek’s advertising arm,” he wrote. For that reason, Visa will suspend TrafficJunky’s Visa acceptance privileges “until further notice,” according to Kelly. The suspension means that Visa cards will not be able to be used to purchase advertising on any MindGeek-affiliated sites, including Pornhub.

While demonetization is a slippery slope, we can at least hope that this development will put a damper on a major societal harm. College student Daniel Schmidt tells Tucker that online porn is the single greatest danger to young men.