Deaf New Yorker sues porn sites for lack of closed captions

Agence France-Presse

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Deaf New Yorker sues porn sites for lack of closed captions
Yaroslav Suris sues Pornhub, Redtube, and YouPorn for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act

NEW YORK, USA – A deaf man in New York has filed a class action lawsuit against 3 pornographic websites on grounds he cannot enjoy their content fully without closed captions.

In a filing Thursday, January 16, in Brooklyn federal court, Yaroslav Suris sued Pornhub, Redtube, and YouPorn and their Canadian parent company MindGeek, arguing they violated an anti-discrimination law called the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Suris, who already sued Fox News over similar violations, named several racy-sounding videos that he said he wanted to watch in October and this month.

“Without closed captioning, deaf and hard of hearing people cannot enjoy video content on the defendants’ websites while the general public can,” Suris wrote in his 23-page complaint.

Suris said he wants the porn sites to provide closed captioning and is also seeking undisclosed damages and interests.

Pornhub Vice President Corey Price sent Agence France-Presse a statement asserting that the website does in fact have a closed captions category and provided a link to it. – Rappler.com

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