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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