This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von E559 Laila Mickelwait
Feb 3, 2025
Laila Mickelwait, author of 'Takedown' and founder of the #Traffickinghub movement, discusses her mission to shut down Pornhub and tackle human trafficking. She shares harrowing victim stories and critiques the site's lack of accountability. Laila highlights the financial motivations behind adult sites and the importance of holding credit card companies accountable. Their conversation also touches upon the mental health impacts of pornography and the urgent need for regulatory reforms to protect minors and vulnerable individuals.
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#TraffickingHub Campaign
- Laila Mickelwait's initial activism involved sharing her findings on Twitter.
- The hashtag #TraffickingHub highlighted the site's role in sex trafficking.
Disturbing Content Example
- Laila Mickelwait describes a video on Pornhub depicting a drugged, unconscious woman.
- The title, translated from Chinese, was "Dead pig unconscious after being drugged."
Serena Fleites' Story
- Serena Fleites, at 13, sent nudes to a boy who then uploaded them to Pornhub.
- Pornhub repeatedly ignored her pleas to remove the content, leading to severe trauma.
