Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Foreigners bought your spank bank.

Has anyone been following this PornHub acquisition story?
...Whoever owns this website will not only have a direct influence over the state of sex trafficking globally but will also hold the emails, credit card numbers, and most private browsing habits of tens of millions of people. So, this deal matters beyond mere intellectual curiosity.

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On March 16th, Pornhub announced it had been bought by—get this—“Ethical Capital Partners.” It’s like the Medellin Cartel getting bought by “Totally Not Crime LLC.”...
Go and read the whole thing.

You'd think that what is possibly the single largest, most valuable trove of potential blackmail material in the history of ever winding up in such mysterious and sketchy hands would make a bigger splash.

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