It’s Way Worse Than You Think: P*rnhub | Laila Mickelwait EP 225

In this disturbing episode, I was joined by Laila Mickelwait (@laila). She’s the founder of the Justice Defense Fund and the global #TraffickingHub movement.

Laila broke down real cases, including a missing 15-year-old girl found in 58 videos on the site, and detailed how P*rnhub’s parent company, MindGeek, failed to moderate content responsibly.

Laila has spent nearly 20 years fighting trafficking, and she shared how her discovery of unmoderated, illegal content on P*rnhub led to a global campaign for accountability.

We explored how early p*rn exposure affects children, the rise of sextortion, why age and consent verification must become the industry standard, and how to help protect kids in an unregulated digital world. 

Laila’s book about the fight to shut down P*rnhub (100% of author proceeds are donated to the cause): https://takedownbook.com/ 

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—Chapters—00:00 – Introduction

01:22 – Who Is Laila Mickelwait?

02:45 – The Story That Changed Laila’s Life Forever

05:30 – How Easy It Was to Upload Crime to P*rnhub

09:50– Launching the #TraffickingHub Movement

11:30 – The Global Petition and Media Firestorm

13:00 – Credit Card Companies Cut Ties with P*rnhub

14:10 – 91% of P*rnhub Content Deleted

15:30 – Why Verifying Uploaders Doesn’t Fix the Problem

17:30 – Victims and Consequences 21:15 – Inside MindGeek and How the System Enabled Abuse

24:30 – What Allowed This to Go On for So Long

27:30 – Shocking Content That Was Monetized and Ignored

29:30 – The Need for Age and Consent Verification

32:30 – How Laws Are Finally Catching Up

35:30 – The Long-Term Trauma for Victims

39:30 – Laila’s Origin Story

43:30 – Parenting, Prevention, and Shame-Free Communication

47:30 – Early Exposure to Porn: The Stats and Impact

50:30 – Age Verification Laws and Industry Pushback

53:30 – Supreme Court Battle: States vs. P*rnhub

55:30 – P*rn Addiction and Its Neurological Effects

58:30 – Why This Fight Is Far from Over

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