WebGroup Czech Republic, A.S.

WebGroup Czech Republic, A.S.,^[1] also known as WGCZ Holding, is a holding company based in the Czech Republic which manages major pornographic websites and companies. It controls XVideos, XNXX, the Penthouse magazine and Bang Bros pornographic film studio. Along with Aylo,^[a] it has a monopoly on the distribution of pornography, reaching top 30 most accessed websites in the world.^[2]^[3]

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↑ "WEBGROUP CZECH REPUBLIC, A.S. Trademarks". Justia Trademarks. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
↑ "Top Websites Ranking". Similarweb. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
↑ “'It's important to be aware, though, that Bang Bros. is part of a big network which is owned by WGCZ S.R.O, which also owns tube sites like XVideos.com and Xnxx.com. Companies like WGCZ S.R.O and the Mindgeek conglomerate, owner of the very famous Pornhub, have achieved a monopoly through backward vertical integration and horizontal integration, by taking over the supply chain and production path of pornography. This has been detrimental and also very harmful to every single player in the industry destroying the livelihoods of performers and creators,' [said Swedish erotic film director Erika Lust].”

"A website that revealed personal information about porn actors has been shut down by a porn company: 'We simply didn't want it out there for the world to see anymore'" (2019-30-08). Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

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↑ Previously known as MindGeek, acquired by Canadian private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners

[1] "WEBGROUP CZECH REPUBLIC, A.S. Trademarks". Justia Trademarks. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[3] "Top Websites Ranking". Similarweb. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[4] “'It's important to be aware, though, that Bang Bros. is part of a big network which is owned by WGCZ S.R.O, which also owns tube sites like XVideos.com and Xnxx.com. Companies like WGCZ S.R.O and the Mindgeek conglomerate, owner of the very famous Pornhub, have achieved a monopoly through backward vertical integration and horizontal integration, by taking over the supply chain and production path of pornography. This has been detrimental and also very harmful to every single player in the industry destroying the livelihoods of performers and creators,' [said Swedish erotic film director Erika Lust].”

"A website that revealed personal information about porn actors has been shut down by a porn company: 'We simply didn't want it out there for the world to see anymore'" (2019-30-08). Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[2] Previously known as MindGeek, acquired by Canadian private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners

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