Netflix's latest documentary is taking a closer look at the porn industry, specifically the content shared on adult website pornhub and the scrutiny it has come under in recent years. Mindgeek, owner of pornhub, was acquired thursday by private equity firm ethical capital partners Since pornhub was founded by montreal university students in 2007, it has completely transformed how people make and access porn online
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Now, the landscape of the adult industry is changing again.
The businessman bernard bergemar owns mindgeek, which runs major porn sites including pornhub, redtube, and youporn, according to an explosive report from the financial times
The publication said bergemar's name had been known only in a small circle of mindgeek power players until the report came out. News last week that a canadian private equity firm has acquired mindgeek, the parent company of pornhub, the adult entertainment industry’s largest streaming site, caught many by surprise. Mindgeek, the parent of pornhub, the world’s biggest porn site, and other adult entertainment platforms was acquired by a canadian private equity firm called ethical capital partners, or ecp.
