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Mastercard to investigate allegations against Pornhub

A Mastercard logo is seen on a credit card in this picture illustration August 30, 2017. [Reuters, Thomas White, Illustration]

Mastercard Inc said on Sunday it was investigating allegations against Pornhub.com following a newspaper column which said many videos posted on the adult website depicted child abuse.

The New York Times column, written by Nicholas Kristof, described videos on Pornhub that the author said were recordings of assaults on unconscious women and girls.

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