Instagram removes PornHub’s account as pressure from campaigners grows
by James Vincent from The Verge - All Posts on (#638YF)
Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images Instagram has removed the official account for PornHub as pressure from campaigners against the site grows.
The news was first reported by Variety, which notes that at the time of its removal, PornHub's Instagram account had some 13.1 million followers and 6,200 posts. The account posted safe-for-work content that promoted PornHub's various videos and performers. PornHub still operates popular accounts on other social media platforms like Twitter.
It's not clear exactly why Instagram's parent company Meta removed the account, though screenshots shared by anti-PornHub campaigner Laila Mickelwait suggest the account was taken down for violating Instagram's community guidelines. The Verge has reached out to Meta for confirmation and...