You searched for MindGeek - Mike South https://mikesouth.com/ The institute for the advance study of insensitivity and pornography Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:03:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/mikesouth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 You searched for MindGeek - Mike South https://mikesouth.com/ 32 32 1788040 Aylo Triumphs in Copyright Suit Against PornXP https://mikesouth.com/industry/aylo-triumphs-in-copyright-suit-against-pornxp-82717/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/aylo-triumphs-in-copyright-suit-against-pornxp-82717/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:03:24 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=82717 Court Orders Porkbun and Other Registrars to Hand Over PornXP Domains to Aylo Pornhub parent company Aylo has won its copyright infringement lawsuit against PornXP, securing a $10.2 million damages award against its Kyrgyzstani operator. The court also ordered domain registries to disable and transfer the PornXP domains to Aylo. However, since domain registrars are […]

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Laila Mickelwait goes after Pornhub https://mikesouth.com/legal-2/laila-mickelwait-goes-after-pornhub-77072/ https://mikesouth.com/legal-2/laila-mickelwait-goes-after-pornhub-77072/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:33:48 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=77072 Laila Mickelwait goes after Pornhub seeking justice It’s difficult to not be a conspiracy theorist today. The world continues to embrace the ever increasing global madness. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, young Hamlet is haunted by the ghost of murdered father, King Hamlet. The haunting slowly drove the young prince to insanity and his peace only came […]

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Anti-Porn Banking Discrimination for 2022? https://mikesouth.com/porn-discussion/anti-porn-banking-discrimination-for-2022-71899/ https://mikesouth.com/porn-discussion/anti-porn-banking-discrimination-for-2022-71899/#respond Wed, 19 Jan 2022 04:22:35 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=71899 Anti Porn Banking Discrimination: 2021 in a Nutshell Anti-porn banking discrimination groups had some big wins just over a year ago. When Mindgeek lost their payment processing due to the distortions of Nicholas Kristof and Exodus Cry’s lies, it left the porn industry in fear of when the next shoe would drop. Onlyfans then dropped […]

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ModelCentro Acquires Clips4Sale https://mikesouth.com/industry/modelcentro-acquires-clips4sale-69674/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/modelcentro-acquires-clips4sale-69674/#respond Mon, 16 Aug 2021 06:00:32 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=69674 Clips4Sale joins the Centro Family. Clips4Sale Continues to Grow, now with the additional stability and support of Centro! Clips4Sale (C4S), the video market leader, is pleased to announce that it has been fully acquired by Centro Ventures, the leading adult influencer network and an international provider of e-commerce billing. While C4S will continue to operate […]

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Xtube to Shut Down on September 5th https://mikesouth.com/industry/xtube-to-shut-down-on-september-5th-68880/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/xtube-to-shut-down-on-september-5th-68880/#respond Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:50:36 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=68880 We have just received notice that the popular tube site Xtube.com is shutting down. It’s a sad day for us at XTube but we have to announce that after 13 years, XTube.com will be shutting down on September 5th. We’re proud of the vibrant community we’ve built since 2008 and we’re grateful to all of […]

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iWantClips faces multi-million dollar lawsuit https://mikesouth.com/legal/iwantclips-faces-multi-million-dollar-lawsuit-57664/ https://mikesouth.com/legal/iwantclips-faces-multi-million-dollar-lawsuit-57664/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:33:33 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=57664 I think we can all agree that mainstream porn has changed forever. For the first time in the history of our industry, the female performers have realized they have the power. This is not a slight against male performers, it’s just not the same for them. While some have done okay with their own platforms, […]

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BREAKING: Private Media Group Sold to Xvideos / Penthouse / BangBros Owner WebGroup https://mikesouth.com/industry/private-media-group-sold-to-xvideos-penthouse-bangbros-owner-webgroup-54070/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/private-media-group-sold-to-xvideos-penthouse-bangbros-owner-webgroup-54070/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:31:07 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=54070 The battle for global adult industry supremacy has heated up, with confirmed reports from Europe that adult media titan Private Media Group has been purchased by WGCZ Holding (WebGroup). The sale price of the iconic Barcelona-based Private media Group has not been made known. WGCZ Holding is a Czech corporation that the general public rarely […]

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Trial By Twitter: Cal/OSHA Edition https://mikesouth.com/industry/trial-by-twitter-cal-osha-edition-51822/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/trial-by-twitter-cal-osha-edition-51822/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2019 04:12:50 +0000 https://mikesouth.com/?p=51822 This being 2019, it should come as no surprise that a Cal/OSHA petition cites to TWITTER POSTS to illustrate what an anonymous petitioner claims are widespread abuses within the adult biz.

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Let’s Talk About The Cost of Performer STD Testing https://mikesouth.com/industry/lets-talk-about-the-cost-of-performer-std-testing-51135/ https://mikesouth.com/industry/lets-talk-about-the-cost-of-performer-std-testing-51135/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2019 05:43:42 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=51135 This month marks the 6th year anniversary of LA Direct Model’s policy of subsidizing performers tests. This is a big deal because they are the only agency doing this. I really have to give Derek Hay credit for this. It’s innovative and still, after all these years, no other agency is doing it to help […]

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Bree Olson Praises Porn, Slams Hollywood Predators and Hot Girls Wanted https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/bree-olson-praises-porn-slams-hollywood-predators-and-hot-girls-wanted-49691/ https://mikesouth.com/porn-stars/bree-olson-praises-porn-slams-hollywood-predators-and-hot-girls-wanted-49691/#comments Sat, 17 Aug 2019 23:47:50 +0000 http://mikesouth.com/?p=49691 The Daily Beast ran a story about former porn star Bree Olson, who you may remember was also known as one of Charlie Sheen’s Goddesses. Bree Olson on Leaving Porn and Surviving Hollywood Predators. The former adult actress opens up to Marlow Stern about why she left porn, her ugly experience with Charlie Sheen, and […]

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