MindGeek has also become synonymous with controversy. The company, which previously operated under the names Mansef and Manwin, had trouble in 2009 when the Secret Service seized $6.4 million in funds from two fidelity bank accounts controlled by Mansef, with Feds accusing the syndicate of money laundering and in 2012, its then-owner Fabian Thylmann, a young German programmer once hailed as the Mark Zuckerberg of porn, was arrested on charges of tax evasion.

With Pornhub, MindGeek essentially created the YouTube of porn.ģ Thylmann’s legal troubles led to the sale of the company that is now controlled by Feras Antoon and David Marmorstein Tassillo. The site allows users to upload their own content, and therein lies the HUGE, maybe criminal problem. MindGeek doesn’t regulate the types of videos being uploaded and often allows content that is illegal or stolen.To upload a video, you don’t need an ID or background check-just provide an email address and you’re in. Now Pornhub claims to have strict rules around the type of content they allow, and claim to forbid illegal and underage content.