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The Exodus Cry Podcast

Ep. 25 - I Went Undercover to Investigate Pornhub | Arden Young & Benjamin Nolot

Jan 4, 2024

Arden Young, an investigative journalist, shares her experience going undercover to expose Pornhub's criminal activity. She discusses the Traffickinghub campaign, personal background, and investigative efforts with Sound Investigations. Topics include employee mindsets in the adult content industry, safety concerns on the website, and content moderation issues in the adult entertainment industry.

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Inadequate age verification methods in pornographic content on platforms like Pornhub endanger minors by allowing unchecked access to explicit material.

The investigative journalism efforts against Pornhub have sparked legal action and governmental intervention, highlighting the urgency of enforcing regulations in the adult industry to protect individuals from exploitation.

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Pornhub and its Parent Company's Lack of Verification Processes

The investigative videos uncover a lack of verification for age or consent in pornographic videos uploaded on sites like Pornhub. Employees admitted to using unreliable criteria such as makeup, tattoos, and piercings to determine age, showing a reckless disregard for verifying participants' identities in pornographic content. One employee revealed the purposeful catering of pornographic ads to pedophiles and young teens, highlighting the platform's dangerous practices.

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Introduction

4min

2.

Unveiling Pornhub's Dark Facade

10min

3.

Uncovering Safety Concerns on a Popular Website

4min

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Reflections on Investigating a Sensitive Topic

2min

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Exploring Employee Mindsets in the Adult Content Industry

2min

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Exploring Diverse Perspectives on Pornography and Highlighting Its Impact on Children and Adolescents

2min

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Uncovering Content Moderation Issues in the Adult Entertainment Industry

27min

Welcome to the first Exodus Cry Podcast episode of 2024! This week we sit down with Arden Young from Sound Investigations to discuss how the Traffickinghub campaign inspired her to become an investigative journalist aiming to expose the criminal activity within MindGeek/Aylo, Pornhub’s parent company.

As a child actor in Hollywood, Arden was exposed to the predatory nature of the industry and witnessed inappropriate behavior involving children. Growing up, her father was a private investigator and lawyer, often including her in investigations to show her the ropes. Arden left Hollywood and her acting career in her early twenties, after which she learned of the Traffickinghub campaign. With investigative journalism in her blood, she sought to further the campaign’s efforts with a goal of getting employees to admit to continuing illegal activity.

With their own personal funds, the two-person team at Sound Investigations set their sights on MindGeek in Montreal and spent five months in the field interviewing subjects and gathering information. They released their first video in September 2023. Since then, they have released six more videos with incriminating evidence against Pornhub/Mindgeek/Aylo.

You can find the undercover videos at https://soundinvestigations.com/

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Exodus Cry is a leading global anti-trafficking nonprofit organization focused on ending widespread sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, exposing this injustice for millions worldwide, and helping its victims to rebuild their lives.

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