The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Utah recently ordered the owner of Pornhub to pay a $5 million penalty for hosting child sexual abuse material and non-consensual content. Investigators found that thousands of videos involving minors and victims of abuse were left online, despite the company’s so-called zero-tolerance policy. As part of the settlement, Pornhub’s parent company must strengthen verification processes, remove illegal content, and submit to ongoing audits. Pornhub left Kentucky last year after an age-verification law went into effect. But this case isn’t just about fines—it’s about government fulfilling its God-given duty to protect the weak and vulnerable. When powerful corporations profit from exploitation, it’s the role of civil authorities to step in, defend human dignity, and hold abusers accountable.
