Pornhub

Explicit video site

Pornhub is a website hosting pornographic videos, one of the largest such platforms on the internet.

Launched in 2007, it became synonymous with free online porn and a punchline for jokes about internet habits: His browser history was just Pornhub and recipe sites.

The site has faced controversy over hosting nonconsensual content.

platform

website

Online page collection

uploads · thumbnails · homepage · search · algorithm · recommendations · comments · views · likes · verification

controversy

moderation

Avoidance of excess

lawsuits · Visa · Mastercard · purge · unverified · removal · accountability · criticism · investigation · journalism

industry

monetization

Converting something into revenue

analytics · performers · studios · production · contracts · payouts · partnerships · acquisitions · competition · market

access

VPN

Encrypted network connection

legislation · Texas · Utah · blocked · workarounds · privacy · incognito · browsing · ISP · filters

cultural

memes

Self-propagating cultural units

trends · searches · data · publicity · stunts · jokes · mainstream · notoriety · recognition · parody

Opposites
content type/moral valence

PornhubPBS

Non-profit educational broadcaster

Khan Academy · Sesame Street · VeggieTales · YouTube Kids · National Geographic

age-appropriateness

PornhubNickelodeon

Children's entertainment channel

Cartoon Network · PBS Kids · children's media · Disney Channel · G-rated

cultural/institutional stance

Pornhubpurity culture

Ideology emphasizing virginity before marriage

Mormon Church · BYU · Moral Majority · religious conservatism · censorship board

Family

porn, hub, pornography, pornographic, pornographer, hubs

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated X