Consider Before Consuming

Laila Mickelwait's Fight to Shut Down Pornhub, Pt. 2

Aug 28, 2024

Laila Mickelwait, an anti-trafficking activist and founder of the Justice Defense Fund, continues her crusade against Pornhub’s illegal content. She discusses holding credit card companies accountable for facilitating trafficking. Laila highlights alarming testimonies revealing systemic failures in reporting child sexual abuse material. The conversation includes survivor voices, a groundbreaking lawsuit against major corporations, and the significant shift in Pornhub's revenue model. She emphasizes the need for collective action to combat exploitation in the adult content industry.

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Laila Mickelwait

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Quick takeaways

Holding credit card companies accountable is crucial for disrupting the monetization of illegal content on platforms like Pornhub.

Victim testimonies have significantly influenced legislative discussions and public pressure for accountability within the adult entertainment industry.

Deep dives

The Role of Credit Card Companies in Combating Illegality

Credit card companies play a pivotal role in the fight against illegal content on platforms like Pornhub. By holding these companies accountable for monetizing illegal material, advocates believe that a significant corporate influence can be disrupted. During the interview, it was revealed that credit card companies were urged to alter their policies, leading to changes in how platforms moderated content. This strategy highlights the need to follow the money in efforts to reduce and eliminate online exploitation.

Intro

4min

Unpacking the Pornhub Accountability Movement

11min

Systemic Failure in Reporting Child Sexual Abuse Material

2min

Survivor Voices: Unmasking Porn Industry Realities

7min

Holding Pornhub Accountable

11min

Fighting Exploitation: The Role of Individual Action

8min

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