Laila Mickelwait
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Exactly. They were reprimanded if they were watching less than 700 per eight hour shift videos, videos, just skipping through them. They were incentivized to be just, they put it this way. Our job was to allow as much content to go through as possible because the free user generated business model porn relies on massive amounts of content to
Exactly. They were reprimanded if they were watching less than 700 per eight hour shift videos, videos, just skipping through them. They were incentivized to be just, they put it this way. Our job was to allow as much content to go through as possible because the free user generated business model porn relies on massive amounts of content to
Exactly. They were reprimanded if they were watching less than 700 per eight hour shift videos, videos, just skipping through them. They were incentivized to be just, they put it this way. Our job was to allow as much content to go through as possible because the free user generated business model porn relies on massive amounts of content to
to be picked up in the Google search results, to drive massive amounts of traffic to the site to sell those 4.6 billion ad impressions. They were incentivized to just get as much through. Some of them were watching the more experienced ones, were watching even up to 2,000 videos per eight-hour shift just clicking through.
to be picked up in the Google search results, to drive massive amounts of traffic to the site to sell those 4.6 billion ad impressions. They were incentivized to just get as much through. Some of them were watching the more experienced ones, were watching even up to 2,000 videos per eight-hour shift just clicking through.
to be picked up in the Google search results, to drive massive amounts of traffic to the site to sell those 4.6 billion ad impressions. They were incentivized to just get as much through. Some of them were watching the more experienced ones, were watching even up to 2,000 videos per eight-hour shift just clicking through.
It was. It really was. And one of the moderators, and he gave me permission to share this, was especially hard for him because he was sexually abused as a child himself. And so it was especially traumatizing for him. And I think that was one of the reasons why, you know, when he heard the stories about what was happening on Pornhub, he wanted to come forward. and reveal what he knew.
It was. It really was. And one of the moderators, and he gave me permission to share this, was especially hard for him because he was sexually abused as a child himself. And so it was especially traumatizing for him. And I think that was one of the reasons why, you know, when he heard the stories about what was happening on Pornhub, he wanted to come forward. and reveal what he knew.
It was. It really was. And one of the moderators, and he gave me permission to share this, was especially hard for him because he was sexually abused as a child himself. And so it was especially traumatizing for him. And I think that was one of the reasons why, you know, when he heard the stories about what was happening on Pornhub, he wanted to come forward. and reveal what he knew.
Yeah. It was ridiculous because when I discovered all this, I started the hashtag trafficking hub. Just to reiterate what we just said about trafficking, the reason why I did that was because any underage victim and anyone forced fraud or coercion on the site is a victim of trafficking per our statutes because these are heavily monetized videos.
Yeah. It was ridiculous because when I discovered all this, I started the hashtag trafficking hub. Just to reiterate what we just said about trafficking, the reason why I did that was because any underage victim and anyone forced fraud or coercion on the site is a victim of trafficking per our statutes because these are heavily monetized videos.
Yeah. It was ridiculous because when I discovered all this, I started the hashtag trafficking hub. Just to reiterate what we just said about trafficking, the reason why I did that was because any underage victim and anyone forced fraud or coercion on the site is a victim of trafficking per our statutes because these are heavily monetized videos.
So they're using the trafficking statutes now to sue. They can be held criminally responsible for all of that. Some people might say, well, how is that trafficking? It's because it was monetized. Yes.
So they're using the trafficking statutes now to sue. They can be held criminally responsible for all of that. Some people might say, well, how is that trafficking? It's because it was monetized. Yes.
So they're using the trafficking statutes now to sue. They can be held criminally responsible for all of that. Some people might say, well, how is that trafficking? It's because it was monetized. Yes.
I agree with you a thousand percent. And one of the senior employees said Google is where Pornhub lives or dies. Of course.
I agree with you a thousand percent. And one of the senior employees said Google is where Pornhub lives or dies. Of course.
I agree with you a thousand percent. And one of the senior employees said Google is where Pornhub lives or dies. Of course.
Exactly. And Google has the power to suppress. So they are just not โ innocent bystanders and all this because Nick Kristof, when he did his article, Children of Pornhub, yeah, he's the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist from the New York Times that took this. He heard about this. Just to give people a recap of what happened. So the Trafficking Hub campaign went viral.
Exactly. And Google has the power to suppress. So they are just not โ innocent bystanders and all this because Nick Kristof, when he did his article, Children of Pornhub, yeah, he's the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist from the New York Times that took this. He heard about this. Just to give people a recap of what happened. So the Trafficking Hub campaign went viral.