Mastercard Rewrites Rules for Banks Backing Pornography Sellers
- Banks will need to certify adult sites have controls in place
- Move follows network’s Pornhub crackdown over unlawful content
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Mastercard Inc. is updating the requirements it sets for banks that process payments for sellers of adult content.
The banks will now have to ensure that sellers require “clear, unambiguous and documented consent” in adult content, the payments network said in a blog post Wednesday. The firms will also be required to ensure websites document the age and verify the identity of anyone depicted in pictures and videos as well as those uploading the content.