{"id":37349,"date":"2020-02-01T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/?p=37349"},"modified":"2020-01-24T14:05:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T22:05:11","slug":"deaf-man-sues-pornhub-over-lack-of-closed-captioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/deaf-man-sues-pornhub-over-lack-of-closed-captioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaf Man Sues Pornhub Over Lack Of Closed Captioning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/570bd17c150000ad000b487a.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-31137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/570bd17c150000ad000b487a.jpeg\" alt=\"Image Source:  Pixland via Getty Images \" width=\"346\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a>A deaf man doesn&#8217;t like the way Pornhub is fucking him&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/01\/17\/deaf-man-from-brooklyn-sues-pornhub-over-lack-of-closed-captioning\/\">out of closed captioning<\/a>. He filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the porn site is in violation of federal law under the Americans with Disabilities Act because the deaf and hearing-impaired can\u2019t understand the audio portion of the skin flicks. As part of MindGeek, Pornhub makes up one of several adult websites in the company\u2019s network, along with YouPorn and RedTube, which also are named in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/01\/16\/pornhub-sued-class-action-deaf-demand-closed-captioning\/\">In the lawsuit<\/a>, the man alleges he could not enjoy closed captioning on a variety of videos he tried to watch on the three sites, including \u201cHot Step Aunt Babysits Disobedient Nephew \u2013 Sofi Ryan \u2013 Family Therapy,\u201d \u201cSexy Cop Gets Witness To Talk,\u201d \u201cA \u2013 \u2013 \u2013 Lesbian Action and Dirty Talk\u201d and \u201c18 YO Blonde Stripper Samantha DP In Homemade Gangbang Porn.\u201d The lawsuit says, \u201cThe websites are \u2018places of public accommodation\u2019 which deny equal access to their video content which is available to hearing individuals and violates the ADA.\u201d To make matters worse, the man pays for a premium subscription on Pornhub, which hosts millions of adult videos.<\/p>\n<p>Looking to access quality adult entertainment? 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He filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the porn site is in violation of federal law under the Americans with Disabilities Act because the deaf and hearing-impaired can\u2019t understand the audio portion of the skin flicks. 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