Canadian lawyer, co-founding partner of Ethical Capital Partners and new owner of adult website Pornhub Solomon Friedman, poses during a photo session in Paris on February 5, 2024.to hand over its records on a key witness, a highly paid confidential informant. Nevertheless, after his case went on for eight years, Peshdary, then 33,After this long and public fight, many people might put their feet up for a bit.
Friedman, who has put aside most legal work while he labors over Aylo, points out that he’s represented more than 1,000 people over the years. “I never turn down clients on the basis of what they're alleged to have done,” he says. “I'm of the view that everybody, no matter what they're charged with or what they've actually done, is deserving of high-quality legal representation.
Friedman says the era of anonymous uploading is over. In order to become what Pornhub calls a model or a partner, with a right to upload to the site, contributors have to go through a rigorous process of identifying themselves, using a state ID, a face scan done by a third party, and a sign-off from a human moderator. This change is significant, as few people will upload nonconsensual porn or CSAM if they can be easily identified.
Friedman disputes this, pointing to the company’s takedown protocols for dealing with any complaints about videos before ECP took over. Friedman insists, and Farid agrees, that there’s a better way to deal with this issue: device-based verification. Rather than requiring users to identify their age using a government ID, manufacturers should build in a setting for parents to turn on as soon as the new product is out of the box. Once the device is registered as belonging to a minor, the website can easily block access. “You provide the lock,” Friedman is fond of saying, “and we’ll provide the key.
Friedman frequently points out that his company is going above and beyond the law in barring content that shows or even suggests incest or the exploitation of children. But Pornhub users do not have to look far to find videos from channels called Bratty Sis or titles like “I Don’t Think It’s Wrong, Daddy.” Those videos, which feature adults playing randy stepsiblings or stepchildren, are extremely popular: six of the 10 most viewed videos in June, according to the website, fit this category.