Laila Mickelwait

And Ajay Banga, who was the CEO of MasterCard at the time, said, I'm on it. And he was on it. And he actually, at that point, cut off the credit card companies and then Visa followed, Discover followed. However, this was the time when they then, in a panic, because this was the worst thing that could happen to Pornhub, they took down 80% of the entire website overnight. It was gone.

Over 10 million videos, over 30 million images disappeared. in what Financial Times called probably the biggest takedown of content in internet history. And that was 24 hours, all their unverified content was gone because they wanted to try to woo back the credit card companies.

Over 10 million videos, over 30 million images disappeared. in what Financial Times called probably the biggest takedown of content in internet history. And that was 24 hours, all their unverified content was gone because they wanted to try to woo back the credit card companies.

Over 10 million videos, over 30 million images disappeared. in what Financial Times called probably the biggest takedown of content in internet history. And that was 24 hours, all their unverified content was gone because they wanted to try to woo back the credit card companies.

Right, although they actually didn't. But however, so this all happened and made huge headlines, but I found out that two weeks later, The credit card companies quietly snuck back to the advertising arm of Pornhub. So it was kind of behind the scenes because people don't see those transactions.

Right, although they actually didn't. But however, so this all happened and made huge headlines, but I found out that two weeks later, The credit card companies quietly snuck back to the advertising arm of Pornhub. So it was kind of behind the scenes because people don't see those transactions.

Right, although they actually didn't. But however, so this all happened and made huge headlines, but I found out that two weeks later, The credit card companies quietly snuck back to the advertising arm of Pornhub. So it was kind of behind the scenes because people don't see those transactions.

Owned by Pornhub, owned by MindGeek. And then it was round two. It was two more years of fighting. And it was only until Bill Ackman got involved again. We went on SquawkBox, calling out CEO Al Kelly of Visa. After Visa was not let out of their motion to dismiss in the case where Serena, Serena was a young teen. She was exploited on the site. Her videos were uploaded again and again.

Owned by Pornhub, owned by MindGeek. And then it was round two. It was two more years of fighting. And it was only until Bill Ackman got involved again. We went on SquawkBox, calling out CEO Al Kelly of Visa. After Visa was not let out of their motion to dismiss in the case where Serena, Serena was a young teen. She was exploited on the site. Her videos were uploaded again and again.

Owned by Pornhub, owned by MindGeek. And then it was round two. It was two more years of fighting. And it was only until Bill Ackman got involved again. We went on SquawkBox, calling out CEO Al Kelly of Visa. After Visa was not let out of their motion to dismiss in the case where Serena, Serena was a young teen. She was exploited on the site. Her videos were uploaded again and again.

Millions of views. She would beg for the videos to come down. She'd be hassled. They would say, prove that you're underage in the video. Prove that you're a victim. She didn't have to prove that when it was being uploaded. And it sent her on a spiral of despair. She dropped out of school. She was a straight-A student before all this happened. Never kissed a boy before.

Millions of views. She would beg for the videos to come down. She'd be hassled. They would say, prove that you're underage in the video. Prove that you're a victim. She didn't have to prove that when it was being uploaded. And it sent her on a spiral of despair. She dropped out of school. She was a straight-A student before all this happened. Never kissed a boy before.

Millions of views. She would beg for the videos to come down. She'd be hassled. They would say, prove that you're underage in the video. Prove that you're a victim. She didn't have to prove that when it was being uploaded. And it sent her on a spiral of despair. She dropped out of school. She was a straight-A student before all this happened. Never kissed a boy before.

She dropped out of school from bullying. She got addicted to drugs to try to numb the pain. She tried to kill herself multiple times.

She dropped out of school from bullying. She got addicted to drugs to try to numb the pain. She tried to kill herself multiple times.

She dropped out of school from bullying. She got addicted to drugs to try to numb the pain. She tried to kill herself multiple times.

She wound up homeless living out of a car. But she sued Pornhub. And not only did she sue Pornhub, she sued its individual owners, the hedge funds, and Visa. And Visa lost their motion to dismiss her case. And that is when everything...

She wound up homeless living out of a car. But she sued Pornhub. And not only did she sue Pornhub, she sued its individual owners, the hedge funds, and Visa. And Visa lost their motion to dismiss her case. And that is when everything...

She wound up homeless living out of a car. But she sued Pornhub. And not only did she sue Pornhub, she sued its individual owners, the hedge funds, and Visa. And Visa lost their motion to dismiss her case. And that is when everything...

It's still ongoing.