A Dublin-based subsidiary that runs the world's most visited adult site Pornhub has said a US lawsuit alleging the company distributed child sexual abuse images is “without merit”.
Data from new and legacy reports from Aylo Billing Ltd show revenue grew 28 percent, rising from $240.73 million (€210 million) to $307.4 million in 2020.
The company's registered office is at Baldonnel Business Park in D22, and over three years (2020, 2019 and 2018), Aylo Billing Ltd managed to earn a total of $769 million.
The company's pre-tax profit in 2020 nearly doubled to $10.76 million.
The directors say the company's core business is the resale of subscriptions and management of online memberships on certain websites, primarily through online and mobile media platforms.
A note in the filings, signed only on April 30, 2025, discloses that in February 2021, two anonymous plaintiffs filed a putative class action lawsuit against Aylo Billing Ltd and affiliated companies in the District Court of Alabama.
The brief notes that the lawsuits allege that Aylo Billing and its affiliates profited from sex trafficking in violation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, “and that the company and its affiliates received, stored, and distributed child sexual abuse images.”
The note also emphasizes that “the company considers the claim to be unfounded and intends to actively defend it.”
In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs seek unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, injunctive relief, attorneys' fees, and costs.
In December 2023, an Alabama court granted the plaintiffs' motion to certify the class action, according to the memo.
In a separate note, it was reported that in May 2024, an anonymous plaintiff filed a class action lawsuit in California alleging that the company and its affiliates violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by providing access to user data without consent, and is seeking damages.
Aylo Billing once again reports that it considers the claim to be unfounded and plans to actively defend it.
The Company received reimbursement from group companies for both matters and no provision is required in the financial statements.
The filing shows that in July 2023, the company agreed to pay a total of $24 million in settlement in a class action lawsuit filed in June 2021 in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The class action lawsuit alleged fraudulent and deceptive billing practices. The company said it paid the plaintiff an additional $6 million in attorneys' fees and $25,000 in damages.
On its website, Aylo describes itself as a “tech pioneer offering world-class adult content platforms.”
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