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Bang Bros controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2020

    Deniece Waidhofer sues Cloudflare and other defendants over alleged piracy

    Lawsuit filed

    Model Deniece Waidhofer filed a lawsuit alleging that Thothub, Cloudflare, and other defendants were involved in copyright infringement and a RICO conspiracy related to the distribution of her content. The article reports allegations, not a court determination.

    Stated objective. To stop Thothub and its members and co-conspirators from continuing to distribute Waidhofer's digital content and to hold them accountable, according to the complaint.

    Source excerpt

    • The site, its members, and services it works with, including Cloudflare, are accused of copyright infringement and being part of a RICO conspiracy, the suit alleges.
    • In an effort to stop the leaks, she also lawyered up and sued Thothub and third-party companies it works with, including CDN provider Cloudflare and advertisers Bangbros and Multi Media.
  2. 2005

    Email labeling and CAN-SPAM lawsuit

    BangBros.com, Inc. faced a U.S. government lawsuit alleging that commercial emails containing sexually explicit material did not use the required subject-line disclosure and therefore violated federal labeling and spam rules. The company settled for $650,000 and agreed to monitoring intended to ensure future compliance.