Twistys

Twistys is a major adult film studio, producing its eponymous pornography website, Twistys.com, a variety site that caters to many different preferences.[3]

Twistys
TypePrivate Subsidiary
IndustryPornography
GenreHardcore and Softcore pornography
FoundedNovember 1, 2012 (2012-11-01)[1]
FoundersMindGeek
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Feras Antoon (CEO),[2]
David Tassilo (COO)
Lenc Sterili (CEO)
ProductsPornographic films, DVD length clips and photos
ParentMindGeek
WebsiteTwistys

The site Twistys.com launched in 2001. While occasionally featuring girl-girl and hardcore, the site predominately focused on softcore pornography and solo content. After its acquisition by Mindgeek in 2011, the site shifted its focus to include more hardcore boy-girl content. However, by 2019, the site once again shifted, this time to a focus on "all girl" content, girl-girl and solo.[4]

About

The Twistys website was acquired by Mindgeek in 2011.[5] Prior to MindGeek's acquisition, Twistys, along with sister sites: GayTube, SexTube and TrannyTube, belonged to Carsed Marketing. The Twisty's website is distinctive due to its softer approach to pornography. Despite elements of hardcore content, much of Twistys' content feature softcore pornography as well. The majority of content is accessible with a monthly membership. Its popularity is heightened by the fact that the site is updated daily, adding new material to the database constantly.[6]

The Twistys website is most notable for its "Treat of the Month." Since 2005, Twistys Treat of the month highlights a featured model with appearances in interviews, pictorials, and videos throughout the month.[7] The Treat of the Month was also featured on a Q and A session on the members forum, offering Twistys subscribers the opportunity to interact with Treats. In 2009, Twistys launched its first Twistys Treat of the Year contest where site members could vote from among the Treats of the Month for Treat of the Year. The winner would receive a cash prize and would receive an additional feature on the website.[8] In 2012, Twistys signed three former Twistys Treats of the Month to exclusive one-year contracts: Taylor Vixen, Emily Addison, and Brett Rossi. During the contract period, the models were featured extensively on the website and represented the Twistys brand.[9]

In 2018, Twistys signed an exclusive Twistys girl-girl contract with cam model Molly Stewart, signaling a return to the glamour and girl-focused content for which the website had been associated.[10]

Statistics

As of January 2020, Twistys.com has a traffic ranking of 36,392.[11]

Twistys Treat of the Year Controversy

In 2014, Twistys.com became embroiled in a controversy between the company and subscribers when users on the Members Forum at Twistys pointed out irregularities in "Treat of the Year" contest, an annual competition where fans vote for their favorite Twistys Treat of the Month of the previous year. Several forum users pointed out the significant delay in announcing the winner and runner-up, when in prior years the winners were announced immediately after the conclusion of voting. Subsequently, in March 2014, the results were announced with Nicole Aniston winner and Vanessa Veracruz runner-up. However, forum users were quick to point out that the winners announced were not in line with preliminary votes shown before the contest ended, showing Vanessa Veracruz, a girl-girl performer winning. Speculation among users suggested Twistys.com of fixing votes to ensure two boy-girl models would win the contest and trip to Costa Rica for the "Treat of the Year" shooting. Subsequently, Twistys.com replaced Vanessa Veracruz as runner-up and announced Madison Ivy. Users suspected that when a girl-girl model received the most votes among site members, Twistys.com invalidated the results and selected Nicole Aniston and Madison Ivy (two boy-girl performers) as the winners.[12] Vanessa Veracruz was exclusively a girl-girl performer. Accordingly, this was part of a shift within the company to transition the site to "harder" content, rather than the soft pornography for which Twistys.com had been known. Insiders reported that a VP declared that the "Twistys Treat of the Year" filming in Costa Rica would require boy-girl scenes. Twistys.com faced backlash from subscribers, especially on the Members Forum. In response, Twistys.com subsequently took down the Members Forum at Twistys, leading several subscribers to cancel their membership. This led to calls by subscribers and Vanessa Veracruz to boycott Twistys.com and support ethical business behavior.[13] In the end, Nicole Aniston and Madison Ivy remained "Treat of the Year" and runner-up, leaving many fans of the site disgruntled and leading to the resignation of Twistys production manager Rob who cited the controversy as the reason.

Operations

Twistys.com, along with a large number of other well-known pornographic websites, is maintained and managed by MindGeek. The website ranks as the fourth most popular of MindGeek's network of porn sites.[14] When Twistys was originally acquired, Mindgeek was then-known as Manwin.[15]
The name change came shortly after managing partner, Fabian Thylman, stepped down. Thylman had first acquired the company after purchasing the assets from the original founders of Mansef.[16] In 2013, he sold his stakes to Feras Antoon and David Tassillo, the senior management of the company.[17] The company then merged with RedTube, a large porn tube site, thus creating MindGeek.[18]

Sub-Networks

There are currently ten websites operating under Twistys which feature thematically different aspects in terms of storylines and sexual preferences. They also vary between hard and softcore in order to cater to different tastes. Some examples include the following:[19]

  • Whengirlsplay.com
  • Momknowsbest.com
  • Twistyshard.com
  • Nicolegraves.com

References
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  10. Adams, JC. "Molly Stewart Inks Exclusive Twistys GG Contract". XBIZ. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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  12. "Twistys Treat of the Year Contest Sparks Outrage". TRPWL. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  13. Dan C. "Vanessa Veracruz Robbed by Twistys". Die Screaming. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  14. "MindGeek Company Profile". The Best Porn. TheBestPorn.com. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
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  17. Ohr, Thomas. "Interview with Fabian Thylmann". EU Startups. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  18. South, Mike. "Manwin Isnt Buying RedTube". Mike South. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  19. "Hottest Porn Sites by Twistys". Twistys. MindGeek. Retrieved November 12, 2016.


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