MindGeek wants a “fresh start.”

Pornhub’s parent company is changing its name to total nonsense::MindGeek, the parent company of Pornhub and other adult entertainment websites is changing its name to Aylo as it looks to get a “fresh start.”

  • clearedtoland@lemmy.worldEnglish
    401·
    11 months ago

    I don’t know a thing about adult industry financing but are there investors? Are the moneybags telling them to clean up their image?

    • inspxtr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36·
      11 months ago

      seriously, how bad must it be to change name to clean up their image? We all expect this industry is controversial.

      The only recent thing I remember about Pornhub is the current blocking in certain states as protest to the age verification requirement. That seems like a plus in my book that they stand up for privacy and internet use. Changing the name seems like it might dilute their stance.

      • AggressivelyPassive@feddit.deEnglish
        50·
        11 months ago

        They had huge scandals about revenge porn and child porn in the past. It was so bad, that they deleted a substantial amount of their library, just to be sure.

        BTW the brand is still Pornhub, but the company using that brand gets renamed. Hardly anyone knew that name anyway.