Laila Mickelwait
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They made traffic soar. They had also done some crazy PR stunts. Like they offered Pornhub Premium for free to the entire world. So that instead of paying $9.99 for ad-free Pornhub, so you could watch porn or you could watch real rape or child abuse ad-free on Pornhub. They were just giving it for free. So their traffic was better than ever. They were making more money than ever.
They made traffic soar. They had also done some crazy PR stunts. Like they offered Pornhub Premium for free to the entire world. So that instead of paying $9.99 for ad-free Pornhub, so you could watch porn or you could watch real rape or child abuse ad-free on Pornhub. They were just giving it for free. So their traffic was better than ever. They were making more money than ever.
They had more visits than Netflix and Amazon. They had 170 million visits a day, 62 billion visits a year that year. Jeez. And by the end of 2020, they had 56 million pieces of content on the site. So every year they were having enough content uploaded. It would take 169 years to watch if you put those videos back to back. Oh, my God.
They had more visits than Netflix and Amazon. They had 170 million visits a day, 62 billion visits a year that year. Jeez. And by the end of 2020, they had 56 million pieces of content on the site. So every year they were having enough content uploaded. It would take 169 years to watch if you put those videos back to back. Oh, my God.
They had more visits than Netflix and Amazon. They had 170 million visits a day, 62 billion visits a year that year. Jeez. And by the end of 2020, they had 56 million pieces of content on the site. So every year they were having enough content uploaded. It would take 169 years to watch if you put those videos back to back. Oh, my God.
Oh, in the case of Pornhub, we know they knew. We know. We have evidence. We have conversations. We have email exchanges. We have documents. We have policies. We have so much evidence. that this was something they knew about. They hid from authorities because of profit, because they wanted to maximize profit. They allowed to continue for years since 2007.
Oh, in the case of Pornhub, we know they knew. We know. We have evidence. We have conversations. We have email exchanges. We have documents. We have policies. We have so much evidence. that this was something they knew about. They hid from authorities because of profit, because they wanted to maximize profit. They allowed to continue for years since 2007.
Oh, in the case of Pornhub, we know they knew. We know. We have evidence. We have conversations. We have email exchanges. We have documents. We have policies. We have so much evidence. that this was something they knew about. They hid from authorities because of profit, because they wanted to maximize profit. They allowed to continue for years since 2007.
And so 100% responsibility because they have the ability to stop it. They had the ability in 2007 to to age verify, to make sure that somebody had to show an ID, to show their face, to consent verify before they could upload, and they chose not to.
And so 100% responsibility because they have the ability to stop it. They had the ability in 2007 to to age verify, to make sure that somebody had to show an ID, to show their face, to consent verify before they could upload, and they chose not to.
And so 100% responsibility because they have the ability to stop it. They had the ability in 2007 to to age verify, to make sure that somebody had to show an ID, to show their face, to consent verify before they could upload, and they chose not to.
There are some where it's obvious, right, that this is nonconsensual, this could be prepubescent, and you could see that, right? Or there's violence or tags, titles indicating young or pain, things like that. However, sometimes these are videos that were consensually recorded and then nonconsensually uploaded. So then in that case, you have no idea, right?
There are some where it's obvious, right, that this is nonconsensual, this could be prepubescent, and you could see that, right? Or there's violence or tags, titles indicating young or pain, things like that. However, sometimes these are videos that were consensually recorded and then nonconsensually uploaded. So then in that case, you have no idea, right?
There are some where it's obvious, right, that this is nonconsensual, this could be prepubescent, and you could see that, right? Or there's violence or tags, titles indicating young or pain, things like that. However, sometimes these are videos that were consensually recorded and then nonconsensually uploaded. So then in that case, you have no idea, right?
whether they consented to having that video on Pornhub. And victims of this kind of, they call it image-based sexual abuse, that's all the way from child abuse to what we used to call revenge porn. And they face serious amounts of trauma as well. The suicide ideation rate for these victims is about 50%. And so the harm is from the revenge porn side all the way to the child sexual.
whether they consented to having that video on Pornhub. And victims of this kind of, they call it image-based sexual abuse, that's all the way from child abuse to what we used to call revenge porn. And they face serious amounts of trauma as well. The suicide ideation rate for these victims is about 50%. And so the harm is from the revenge porn side all the way to the child sexual.
whether they consented to having that video on Pornhub. And victims of this kind of, they call it image-based sexual abuse, that's all the way from child abuse to what we used to call revenge porn. And they face serious amounts of trauma as well. The suicide ideation rate for these victims is about 50%. And so the harm is from the revenge porn side all the way to the child sexual.
It's all serious. And when you're on a site that doesn't verify agent consent, not only of the uploader, but every single video and every single person, every single video, you have to be suspect of everything that you're watching.
It's all serious. And when you're on a site that doesn't verify agent consent, not only of the uploader, but every single video and every single person, every single video, you have to be suspect of everything that you're watching.
It's all serious. And when you're on a site that doesn't verify agent consent, not only of the uploader, but every single video and every single person, every single video, you have to be suspect of everything that you're watching.