The exposure of the GirlsDoPorn ring, heavily aided by the testimonies of victims like Althaus, led to major systemic shifts in digital safety.
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The lawsuit claims that the parent company of Pornhub knowingly partnered with GDP, treating the trafficking ring as a premium content partner despite widespread public documentation of fraud and coercion. The exposure of the GirlsDoPorn ring, heavily aided
After Gawker began inquiring about the video, Althaus quickly . The pageant organizers, Future Productions , followed suit by scrubbing her from their records. Her name was removed from the 2012 "Official Results" page, and a YouTube video showcasing the final announcement was taken down. Angie Meyer, a former publicist for the Miss California pageant, stated that after comparing the two videos, she thought they were “for sure the same girl.” The lawsuit claims that the parent company of
In 2023, Althaus filed a lawsuit against Pornhub and its parent company (Aylo, formerly MindGeek), alleging she was a victim of sex trafficking.
Rather than fading into obscurity, Kristy Althaus shocked the world once again in March 2015. A second adult video emerged, this time on a different adult site offering a discount with the code . In a short interview at the beginning of the video, a woman who looked like Althaus declared: "I just wanted to come back" .