That doesn’t convince me that the PornHub crackdown was for ulterior motives. For all we know it could signal the beginning of a series of investigations that target other sites next. And I’d wager that PornHub had vastly more videos containing or depicting illegal content or acts than either of those other sites, given the site’s nature.
Now, I need to make an important observation that will probably upset some people. Here it is: I find it telling that whereas other users on this site have praised the decision to regulate PornHub, the one moderator who has commented here is not among them. That might indicate why the progress in reforming this community has been so dissatisfying to a lot of people (I’m not the only one, even if I’m probably the loudest). Pirated content, sexual assault, underage content, and human trafficking are indefensible, and I don’t understand how any decent person could be anything other than relieved about this decision, even if there was an ulterior motive. because there really isn’t an “other side” to this. The people who are upset about this decision are unhappy about it because now they don’t get free access to pirated content, which is technically illegal and wrong anyway. That’s it. There’s really no defense on offer beyond that, and it really shows how stark the moral divide is in this community. I just wish the one mod commenting here were on a different side of that divide.