Laila Mickelwait, founder and CEO of the Justice Defense Fund, passionately advocates against sex trafficking and the exploitation enabled by Pornhub. She reveals troubling connections between adult content and trafficking, stressing the need for accountability in the industry. Their conversation explores the psychological impacts of graphic content on youth and the challenges of severing financial ties with Pornhub. Laila shares her personal journey of activism, urging society to confront the dark realities of online pornography and support meaningful change.
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Pornhub: A Crime Scene
Laila Mickelwait has been combating sex trafficking for 18 years, focusing on the intersection of the porn industry and criminal sexual abuse.
She tested Pornhub's upload system, revealing its lack of moderation and leading to the realization that it was a "crime scene."
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The Novelty Edge in Pornography
The escalating nature of content on porn sites mirrors the behavior of serial sexual killers, driven by a need for novelty.
This "novelty edge" fuels a progression towards increasingly graphic and violent content, desensitizing viewers.
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Extreme Content on Porn Sites
Modern pornography, readily accessible on free "tube sites", exposes young people to extreme content, far exceeding previous generations' experiences.
A study found that 1 in 8 videos on Pornhub's homepage displayed sexual violence, highlighting the severity of the issue.
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with CEO of the Justice Defense Fund, Laila Mickelwait. They discuss her ongoing efforts against the largest adult content platform in the world, their shady dealings with credit card companies, top-down refusal of proper moderation, potential safeguards which would benefit performers, and how anonymity fuels psychopathy on the internet.
Laila Mickelwait is the founder and CEO of the Justice Defense Fund and the founder of the global #Traffickinghub movement supported by millions around the world. She has been combating the crime of sex trafficking since 2006 and is a leading expert in the field. The Traffickinghub movement that Laila continues to lead is a decentralized global effort to hold Pornhub accountable for enabling and profiting from child abuse, sex trafficking, rape, and the criminal exploitation of countless victims. Traffickinghub has earned hundreds of millions of views on social media, and the petition to shut down Pornhub has been signed by over 2.3 million people from every country in the world. 600 organizations have participated in the effort and the impact of the movement has been covered globally in thousands of media pieces.
This episode was recorded on August 20th, 2024
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For Laila Mickewait:
Purchase Laila’s book “Takedown: Inside The Fight to Shut Down Pornhub for Child Abuse, Rape and Trafficking” at Takedownbook.com 100% of author proceeds are donated to the Justice Defense Fund to support the cause https://Takedownbook.com
Learn more about Laila’s organization the Justice Defense Fund at Justicedefensefund.org
Sign the Traffickinghub petition at Traffickinghubpetition.com
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