Aylo
Internet pornography company
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| December 21 2023 | Aylo agreed to pay a $1.8 million fine and additional compensation to GirlsDoPorn victims, and committed to an independent assessment of their content moderation processes for three years. |
| August 2023 | Aylo launched UViU, a new platform for creators to sell content directly to fans, offering tools for video sales, subscriptions, tips, and direct messaging. |
| August 2023 | MindGeek officially rebranded itself as Aylo, citing a need for a fresh start and renewed commitment to innovation, diverse content, and trust and safety in the adult entertainment industry. |
| March 2023 | Russian Wagner Group purchased recruitment advertising on the Pornhub network, which was subsequently pulled due to its political nature. |
| March 16 2023 | MindGeek was acquired by Ethical Capital Partners, an Ottawa-based private equity firm, one day after the Netflix documentary Money Shot: The Pornhub Story was released. |
| August 2022 | Mastercard and Visa jointly suspended payment acceptance from TrafficJunky following the court ruling. |
| July 29 2022 | U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney ruled in favor of plaintiff Serena Fleites, concluding MindGeek's hosting of child pornography was potentially facilitated by Visa. |
| June 2022 | MindGeek confirmed the resignation of CEO Feras Antoon and COO David Tassillo. |
| October 2021 | The California lawsuit against MindGeek regarding GirlsDoPorn was settled under undisclosed terms. |
| February 2021 | A civil class action lawsuit was launched in Alabama on behalf of child sex trafficking victims, alleging MindGeek/Pornhub monetized child sexual abuse material. |
| February 2021 | A U.S.-based civil class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of child sex trafficking victims whose abuse material was uploaded to Pornhub. |
| January 2021 | A class action lawsuit was launched in Montreal alleging non-consensual sharing of pornographic content on Aylo websites since 2007, including potentially underage material. |
| December 2020 | MindGeek was sued in California for hosting non-consensual pornography from GirlsDoPorn, with forty plaintiffs seeking $80 million in damages for coercion and trauma. |
| December 2020 | A Financial Times exposé revealed Bernd Bergmair as the main owner of MindGeek. |
| December 14 2020 | Pornhub removed all non-verified videos from their platform following significant backlash over non-consensual content. |
| October 2019 | The UK government abandoned their existing age verification plans and proposed an alternative regulatory system for the Internet. |
| May 2018 | The Open Rights Group criticized MindGeek's data security practices and potential conflicts of interest in operating age verification tools. |
| April 2018 | MindGeek began accepting Verge cryptocurrency as payment for their services. |
| March 2018 | MindGeek announced its AgeID age-verification tool would be made available in the UK, intended to be used by pornographic websites to verify user ages as part of proposed compulsory age-verification regulations. |
| October 2015 | MindGeek acquired ExtremeTube, SpankWire, and KeezMovies, integrating these sites into the Spankwire Sites network. |
| May 2015 | MindGeek joined talks with the Digital Policy Alliance (DPA) to discuss age verification methods for complying with potential UK internet regulations. |
| April 2015 | Playboy Plus and M7 Group formed a partnership to launch Reality Kings TV in Benelux and Central and Eastern Europe on satellite TV services. |
| March 2015 | MindGeek settled with Preservation Technologies LLC, resulting in the withdrawal of the patent infringement lawsuit. |
| December 2014 | Pornhub Vice President Corey Price commented on the company's goal to make watching porn more socially acceptable and address advertising taboos. |
| October 2014 | MindGeek USA Inc. was sued by Preservation Technologies LLC in Delaware for alleged patent infringement on 19 sites involving 11 patent components for data distribution and communication systems. |
| May 2014 | MindGeek signed a distribution deal with Pulse Distribution to distribute content from their movie studios, including Brazzers, Digital Playground, Babes.com, Men.com, Mofos, and Reality Kings. |
| March 2014 | ATVOD requested a change in UK law to prevent credit and debit card operators from processing payments for pornographic websites without age checks. |
| February 2014 | Google's Chromecast app development terms of service revealed, prohibiting apps with nudity or sexually explicit content, effectively cancelling MindGeek's Chromecast app development plans. |
| February 2014 | PornMD introduced a live feed showing real-time user search terms. |
| January 2014 | MindGeek announced plans to develop an Android app for Google's Chromecast and a Panasonic smart TV app to enable streaming of Playboy.tv content. |
| 2013 | XBIZ news website described MindGeek as 'the largest adult entertainment operator globally', highlighting the company's significant market position in the adult entertainment industry. |
| 2013 | A company spokesperson claimed that its properties were among the top five users of internet bandwidth in the world. |
| December 2013 | The domain name RedTube8.xxx was transferred to MindGeek after a trademark dispute. |
| October 2013 | Thylmann sold his stake in Manwin for $100 million after tax evasion charges, and the company was rebranded as MindGeek. Manwin and RedTube merged during this period. |
| October 2013 | Digiday reported Pornhub was displaying advertisements for mainstream products including movies, musical acts, anti-virus software, and food delivery services. |
| July 2013 | Manwin filed a merger notification to acquire RedTube.com and subsequently acquired all RedTube properties from Bright Imperial Ltd. |
| July 2013 | Manwin announced an agreement with security vendor RiskIQ to provide security monitoring for TrafficJunky advertisements, including proactive malware detection. |
| July 2013 | Manwin was sued by John Mikkelson and Robert Freidson of Skky Inc. in Minneapolis over patent infringement related to delivering compressed audio and images on mobile devices. |
| May 2013 | Manwin settled the antitrust lawsuit with ICM Registry, resulting in discounted wholesale prices of $7.85 per year for .xxx domain names. |
| May 2013 | ExitExchange Corp. sued Manwin USA Inc. in Texas, alleging patent infringement for pop-under advertisements on Tube8.com and Pornhub.com. |
| April 2013 | Security researcher Conrad Longmore published a report on malvertising on internet pornography websites, revealing that 12.7% of Pornhub pages incorporated malicious advertisements. |
| March 2013 | PornMD launched an interactive map allowing users to view top 10 searches for any selected country. |
| February 2013 | All of ICM's counterclaims were dismissed by the judge, who stated that harm to ICM alone was insufficient to constitute antitrust injury. |
| 2012 | MindGeek's mobile pornography websites were awarded the 'Future Mobile Award for Mobile Adult Services' by Juniper Research, recognizing their significant traffic and mobile content delivery in North America. |
| November 2012 | Manwin (Aylo) was the primary financial supporter of the No on Government Waste Committee, opposing Measure B, which proposed mandatory condom use in Los Angeles County pornography productions. The campaign was backed by multiple Republican and libertarian organizations. |
| September 2012 | Manwin completed the acquisition of RK Netmedia Inc., with RK Holdings giving Manwin Content RK the right to use thousands of its pornography movies. |
| September 2012 | ICM Registry filed a $120 million counterclaim against Manwin Licensing International, alleging conspiracy to boycott the .XXX TLD and coercing third-party boycotts. |
| June 2012 | Manwin launched Babes.com for its 'glamcore' network. |
| January 2012 | Manwin signed a deal to acquire the assets of the American pornographic movie studio Digital Playground. |
| 2011 | Aylo became a Platinum Sponsor of the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP), demonstrating its commitment to fighting child pornography and supporting parental content filtering technology. |
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