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Pornography & Social Engineering: The PornHub Psyop

Feb 25, 2024
Undercover journalist exposes unethical practices at ALO (formerly Pornhub), revealing shocking admissions of pushing extreme content for profit, hiring corrupt psychologists, and neglecting identity verification. Discusses dark connections to abusers, consent in pornography, societal impacts, and legal actions against online sexual exploitation.
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Quick takeaways

  • Online porn can manipulate sexual behaviors, influencing attitudes and leading to porn addiction and erectile dysfunction in adolescents.
  • Mainstream porn sites normalize extreme content, targeting viewers to broaden market appeal and potentially impacting sexual fetishes and behaviors negatively.

Deep dives

Arden Young's Investigation on Pornhub's MindGeek Parent Company and ALO Rebranding

Investigative journalist Arden Young uncovers illegal and unethical practices at MindGeek, now rebranded as ALO, where employees admit to lack of consent verification, advertising to pedophiles, and disregarding illegal underage videos. She reveals how exposing these practices can impact laws to protect online users and survivors of abuse, highlighting the misconceptions about what trafficking can entail beyond stereotypes.

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