The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that Coronavirus outbreak has become pandemic. The deadly virus that started in China has made its way to a slew of different countries including Iran, Italy, South Korea, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, and more. In Italy, particularly, situation is getting worse and it has surpassed 1000. The country has extended its security measures across the country including travel restrictions and a ban on public gatherings.

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While the Italian government has announced quarantine across the country, Pornhub, a pornographic video sharing and pornography website, recently announced on Twitter that it’s offering a free, one-month premium service to its users in Italy. The move is aimed towards preventing the spread of disease by helping people stay indoors. Users would be able to access the free premium content all through March. Pornhub also announced on Twitter that it’s “donating its March proceeds from Modelhub to support Italy during this unfortunate time (model earnings will remain untouched)”.

Pornhub is donating its March proceeds from Modelhub to support Italy during this unfortunate time (model earnings will remain untouched). Italy will also have free access to Pornhub Premium throughout the month. Forza Italia, we love you! 🧡 pic.twitter.com/DD0nYDyrJ4 — Pornhub ARIA (@Pornhub) March 12, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak has affected a slew of different industries including the porn industry which is grappling with the consequences of the deadly disease. While maintaining a social distance is advised for people across all industries, several porn stars have put a temporary pause on shooting and their ongoing projects.

Public reaction to the news shared by Pornhub has been largely positive:

*coming out of my room with red eyes after weeks of quarantine



“I finished PornHub. The whole thing. I’ve seen it all. It is done.” — Randall Otis (@RandallOtisTV) March 12, 2020

PornHub is such a nice company. They donate to charities, give away scholarships, run campaigns to help the environment and spread awareness about saving bees! Now, they're allowing everyone who lives in Italy to access Pornhub Premium for free. PornHub is honestly amazing. — 𝓁𝒾𝓏 (@bIinkaholic) March 12, 2020

Apart from the porn industry, the tech industry has also been hit by the negative consequences of Coronavirus. Several tech events have been cancelled and various tech companies have put travel restrictions on employees. Twitter recently announced that it has made working from home mandatory for all its workers around the globe due to the spread of coronavirus. Microsoft also recently dropped out of GDC 2020 over Coronavirus concerns and is organizing a digital-only event.

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