Trigger Warning
*The following episode contains descriptions of disturbing porn themes, discussions of child sexual abuse and sex trafficking. Listener discretion is advised
Laila Mickelwait is an anti-trafficking activist, Founder and CEO of the Justice Defense Fund, Founder of the Traffickinghub movement, and author of "Take Down: Inside the Fight to Shut Down PornHub for Child Abuse, Rape, and Sex Trafficking,”
In this Consider Before Consuming podcast episode, Laila continues to share about her efforts to expose and combat illegal content on Pornhub, including the fight to hold credit card companies accountable.
Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative awareness and education organization. Some of the issues discussed in this episode may be legislatively-affiliated. Though our organization is non-legislative, we fully support the fights against already illegal forms of pornography and sexual exploitation and against sex trafficking.
Episode Resources
Laila's Book: Takedown
Traffickinghub Petition
Justice Defense Fund
Laila's Article: Why Are Visa And Mastercard Still Doing Business with Pornhub?
FTND Resource: Porn and Sex Trafficking
Podcast: Consider Before Consuming, Ep. 35: Nikolas Kristof
Article: What's Going on with Pornhub?
Nikolas Kristof's Article: The Children of Pornhub
Sheelah Kolhatkar's Article: The Fight to Hold Pornhub Accountable
