MONTREAL — A MindGeek representative released a statement to Canada’s CTV News regarding the company’s recent settlement with 50 models over Pornhub’s distribution of GirlsDoPorn content.
The models’ lawyer, Brian Holm, told Vice’s tech vertical Motherboard on Saturday that the parties “reached a mutual resolution to resolve the dispute and the terms are confidential.”
The lawsuit against MindGeek was filed in December 2020 by Holm, the same attorney who represented the models in the earlier civil lawsuit against GDP and its owner Michael Pratt, which unravelled when a parallel investigation by the FBI resulted in criminal indictments for human trafficking and sexual assault charges.
Yesterday, an official MindGeek representative issued a rare company statement to CTV News emphasizing that, while he could not comment on the particulars of the confidential settlement with the models, “MindGeek has zero tolerance for the posting of illegal content on its platforms, and has instituted a comprehensive, industry-leading trust and safety policy to identify and eradicate any illegal material from its community.”
“We are committed to remaining at the forefront of internet safety,” the rep continued, “and taking every measure to prevent bad actors from posting illegal content online.”
For more from XBIZ’s coverage of the GDP case, click here.
