Pornhub’s parent company has been fined a $5 million penalty and will submit to a decade of oversight to settle claims that it hosted videos of child sex abuse material (CSAM) and nonconsensual material (NCM) and failed to prevent the spread of the content.

The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that Pornhub and Aylo, formerly known as MindGeek and the operator of Pornhub and more than 100 other pornographic sites, misled users by claiming it had “zero tolerance” for abusive content while in fact allowing, and in some cases promoting, videos and playlists featuring CSAM.

Under the settlement, Aylo must adopt a comprehensive compliance program, including systems to verify the ages and consent of people depicted in videos, technology to detect child sexual abuse material, the removal

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