Pornhub Owner Aylo Fined 1.8 Million US Dollar by Government for Charge of Profiting Off of Sex Trafficking

Aylo, the company that runs Pornhub and other adult websites, admitted in a federal court in Brooklyn that it had profited from content showing victims of sex trafficking. That is why the court has ordered the company to pay a fine of $ 1.8 million. Aylo was previously named MindGeek, which was changed in August this year. The reason for this rebranding is to give a new start to its identity by the new owners of the company.

The New York Times’ Report According to, Aylo Holdings SARL pleaded not guilty to charges related to illegal financial transactions involving the proceeds of sex trafficking. However, they reached an agreement with prosecutors to compensate women who were forced to appear in explicit videos posted on their websites without their consent.

As part of this agreement, the company will pay a fine of over $1.8 million. They will also be assigned a monitor to assess their content screening protocols and response to reports of illegal content. In return, the charges against Aylo will be dropped after three years.

ilo operates various websites where third-party adult content can be shared. Starting in 2009, ilo hosted explicit videos from the production companies GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys.

The report states that between 2016 and 2019, Aiello received messages from women saying they were tricked into filming videos for these companies, which were then posted on Pornhub without their consent. Despite being aware of this and a 2017 lawsuit from the victims, Aiello continued to host the videos and profit from partnerships with production companies.

In 2019, the operators of GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys faced charges in California related to sex trafficking and deception in explicit videos posted online without the consent of women. ilo removed these videos from its platform in late 2020. In a statement, ilo expressed deep regret for hosting the content of GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys.