**TRIGGER WARNING: This post references tweets that contain written material which may be triggering to some readers.** As the saying goes, “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” and Pornhub—well, they’re burning up. The #Traffickinghub movement has exposed a rampant and consistent culture of rape, sex trafficking, and pedophilia on Porhhub. The many stories emerging from both victims and the media, not to mention expository, documented research by Laila Mickewait, Kate Isaacs,...
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Over the last eight months, the Traffickinghub campaign has grown into a global movement, garnering the support of over 2.1 million people and 300 organizations. The movement has grabbed the world’s attention, exposing the litany of crimes Pornhub has both enabled and profited from. The campaign has been covered extensively by the media, being the subject of over 300 different publications since it began. Along the way, vitriol from critics...
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For almost a decade, Pornhub’s shadowy and controversial parent company MindGeek, who has been reported as owning a monopoly on the global porn industry, has operated under a shroud of secrecy disguised as a “technology company.” Now it appears that even their executives are fake. According to a recent article by Business Insider, none of the Pornhub executives typically quoted in stories and publications have been verified as actually being...
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It happened again, and unfortunately no one is surprised. For the last year, the Traffickinghub movement has built an indisputable case, revealing Pornhub’s complicity in sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, and rape. And just as we predicted, more evidence has emerged. This time, Pornhub verified and paid 27-year-old trafficker Michael Terrell Williams, as he sold videos of himself abusing a 16-year-old girl on their site. Under the user name...
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As the movie Cuties, from the French word “mignonnes,” launched on Netflix on September 8, social media exploded in reaction. I watched it Thursday, posted about it Saturday and spent the weekend in the firestorm of reactions from both sides. I speak not from a side, but as the survivor and feminist that I am. Cuties, despite its feminist billing, communicates a perpetrator’s view of young girls' sexuality. Amy is...
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An abundance of concrete evidence has revealed systemic issues at Pornhub involving non-consensual porn, trafficking, child-sex abuse material and rape. Recent news reports, arrests, third-party research and stories from countless victims have all corroborated the same conclusion—that Pornhub gives a platform for abusers and predators, and profits from the abuse. As the Traffickinghub petition has gained international attention, Pornhub has had ample opportunity to issue apologies, pay reparations to victims,...
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In recent months, some misinformation has been spread about Exodus Cry by Pornhub and its parent company MindGeek, as well as some who have a financial relationship with Pornhub. We would like to address the false information with the truth about who we are and what we stand for. Exodus Cry is an independent US 501c3 organization, with consultative status at the United Nations, that exists to combat sex trafficking...
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Here is the definition of irony: The size of the audience watching and/or downloading your rape on Pornhub: hundreds of thousands. The size of the audience who knows your story: zero. Your body is on display for mass consumption, but your voice is locked away. This is the reality for many victims of rape, sex trafficking, assault, and other forms of abuse posted on tube sites like Pornhub. One of...
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It’s estimated that human trafficking earns roughly $150 Billion a year for traffickers, of which about $100 billion comes from commercial sexual exploitation. It's a massive criminal industry that enslaves somewhere between 20-40 million people worldwide. Trafficking has a wide range of forms, and many shades. It usually involves some level of coercion and abuse of vulnerability in order to exploit someone for sex. Many times victims don’t even realize...
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