The allegations, first raised by the New York Times, that the famous pornographic site, Pornhub, publishes videos of children, have prompted investigations to begin immediately.

The article from the New York Times, prepared by Nicholas Kristof, described the video, which according to the author, were recordings of abusive abuse of women and girls.

"The issue is not pornography, but rape. Let us agree that promoting abuse against children or anyone is unconscious! ”

Pornhub has denied any wrongdoing.

"Any news of child sexual abuse material is completely untrue," the site said in a statement sent to Business Insider.

Mastercard told Reuters in a statement that it was investigating the allegations:

"If the allegations are substantiated, we will take immediate action," a representative said.

Visa is also investigating:

"If it is found that there are materials that do not comply with applicable laws or policies, they will no longer be able to accept Visa payments," the company told the New York Times.

Even billionaire investor Bill Ackman called on Mastercard and Visa to temporarily block payments to Pornhub users.

In response, Pornhub said there is a "wide team of people who manually review each post, as well as have automated controls."

"Pornhub has been actively working to use extensive measures to protect the platform from such content," said a site representative.

"Our technologies include tools created by YouTube, Google and Microsoft that aim to combat child pornography and sexual abuse images."

The NY Times article also caught the attention of several politicians, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Turdeau, who said his government was working with police and security officials on the issue.

In the United States, Sen. Josh Hawley said he would introduce legislation to create a federal right to sue everyone.