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> It's because Visa got sued, lost, and it was found out they knowingly processed payments for illegal adult content

Got any source for that? What they got sued for? Aiding human trafficking?



It's not quite that specific, but close enough:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/business/dealbook/pornhub...

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/08/california-court...

>This week, US District Judge Cormac Carney of the US District Court of the Central District of California decided that there's reason to believe that Visa knowingly processed payments that allowed MindGeek to monetize "a substantial amount of child porn." To decide, the court wants to know much more about Visa's involvement, calling for more evidence of legal harms caused during a jurisdictional discovery process extended through December 30, 2022.

According to Court Listener, the case is still ongoing - https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59992265/serena-fleites...




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