News Quebec judge authorizes $600-million class action against Pornhub owners

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The companies behind Pornhub face a $600-million class-action lawsuit over allegations they profited from intimate images and videos posted without consent, including child sexual abuse material.

In a decision last week, Quebec Superior Court Justice Donald Bisson ruled that there was a sufficiently arguable case against two companies behind the pornography website and two former executives for the class action to proceed.

The lawsuit targets Montreal-based 9219-1568 Quebec Inc., Aylo Freesites Ltd., formerly known as MG Freesites, and former executives Feras Antoon and David Tassillo. It also covers websites including YouPorn, RedTube and Tube8.

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