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The '''Great Pornhub Purge''' is a significant event in [[Porn Music Video]] history.
The '''Great Pornhub Purge''' is a significant event in [[Porn Music Video]] history. On December 14, 2020, Pornhub announced a change in their Terms of Service banning unverified accounts from uploading videos.<ref name=vicephpurge/>
 
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Last week, we enacted the most comprehensive safeguards in user-generated platform history. We banned unverified uploaders from posting new content, eliminated downloads, and partnered with dozens of non-profit organizations, among other major policy changes (please read here for more details).
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[[PMV]]s and [[Cock Hero]] videos were removed from the site as a result of this change. The event was intensely discussed in the [[PornMusicVids subreddit]] and on [[Milovana]].
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==Response==
In response to the massive loss of [[PMV]]s due to the purge, the [[PornMusicVids subreddit]]<ref name=pmvreddit/> and the associated [[PornEdits]] Discord<ref name=porneditsdiscordreddit/> community started a recovery effort using '''mega.nz''' for storage. This archive was later taken down by mega.<br/>
In response to the massive loss of [[PMV]]s due to the purge, the [[PornMusicVids subreddit]]<ref name=pmvreddit/> and the associated [[PornEdits]] Discord<ref name=porneditsdiscordreddit/> community started a recovery effort using '''mega.nz''' for storage. This archive was later taken down by mega.<br/>
[[File:PornEdits mega archive.png|frameless|center|The PornEdits PMV archive]]
[[File:PornEdits mega archive.png|frameless|center|The PornEdits PMV archive]]
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==References==
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<ref name=redditlamentation>[https://www.reddit.com/r/PornMusicVids/comments/kcy5vv/pornhub_just_purged_all_unverified_content_from/ Pornhub Just Purged All Unverified Content From the Platform...IT IS OVER!!! (reddit)]</ref>
<ref name=redditlamentation>[https://www.reddit.com/r/PornMusicVids/comments/kcy5vv/pornhub_just_purged_all_unverified_content_from/ Pornhub Just Purged All Unverified Content From the Platform...IT IS OVER!!!] (reddit)</ref>
<ref name=vicephpurge>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqjjy/pornhub-suspended-all-unverified-videos-content?utm_content=1607915094&utm_medium=social&utm_source=VICE_facebook&fbclid=IwAR208kMbjv9lamtjWcCtp-FVGSZDpcs48pwfcD6BgLr6jNdb5a_WBok-SXA Pornhub Just Purged All Unverified Content From the Platform (Vice)]</ref>
<ref name=vicephpurge>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqjjy/pornhub-suspended-all-unverified-videos-content?utm_content=1607915094&utm_medium=social&utm_source=VICE_facebook&fbclid=IwAR208kMbjv9lamtjWcCtp-FVGSZDpcs48pwfcD6BgLr6jNdb5a_WBok-SXA Pornhub Just Purged All Unverified Content From the Platform] (Vice)</ref>
<ref name=phpurgestatement>[https://www.pornhub.com/blog/the-latest-on-our-commitment-to-trust-and-safety The latest on our commitment to trust and safety (Pornhub statement)]</ref>
<ref name=phpurgestatement>[https://www.pornhub.com/blog/the-latest-on-our-commitment-to-trust-and-safety The latest on our commitment to trust and safety] (Pornhub statement)</ref>
<ref name=pmvreddit>[https://www.reddit.com/r/PornMusicVids/ /r/PornMusicVids]</ref>
<ref name=pmvreddit>[https://www.reddit.com/r/PornMusicVids/ /r/PornMusicVids]</ref>
<ref name=porneditsdiscordreddit>[https://www.reddit.com/r/PornMusicVids/comments/pt2qqu/discord_invite_chat_with_other_editors_share_porn/ PornEdits discord link posted by /r/PornMusicVids moderator sabermix]</ref>
<ref name=porneditsdiscordreddit>[https://www.reddit.com/r/PornMusicVids/comments/pt2qqu/discord_invite_chat_with_other_editors_share_porn/ PornEdits discord link] posted by /r/PornMusicVids moderator sabermix</ref>
<ref name=milovanalamentation>[https://milovana.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23563 THE END OF PORNHUB AS WE KNOW IT!] (Milovana)</ref>
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