An image bearing the logo of Pornhub along with a note that it would be showcasing “only ebony videos” this week began circulating on social media on Sunday, making the website’s name a top trending topic on Twitter.
The alleged note from “The Pornhub team” said they committed “to stand in solidarity with the Black community as they rightfully demand justice.
Pornhub, which describes itself in part as “the leading free, ad-supported adult video streaming website,” had reportedly erected on its front page a note alerting viewers that there would be a temporary change in its programming of sorts when it switches to “only ebony videos” this coming week.
However, while Pornhub has a tweet pinned to the top of its Twitter timeline saying in part that it “stands in solidarity against racism and social injustice,” there was no apparent tweet about the reported plan for “only ebony videos” this week.
The verified account for Claire Heuchan, a Black Scottish feminist, tweeted that Pornhub has “Countless videos of abuse tagged as ‘Black slave girl, white master’, ‘racist humiliation’, and ‘racial abuse'” before advising the website and its viewers to “Stop eroticising anti-Black, sexist violence.”