She took on world's largest porn site for profiting off child abuse. She's winning.
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Laila Mickelwait and Jordan Peterson: “The Dark Empire”
Laila Mickelwait Exposes Pornhub Execs on the PBD Podcast
IS YOUR FAVORITE P*** SITE TRAFFICKING KIDS?
Unheard Scandals of the Web: Laila Mickelwait Reveals Its Deepest Crimes – S03 EP01
Cat & Nat Parenting Teens Unfiltered: Takedown with Laila Mickelwait
Laila Mickelwait Speaks About Sexual Crime on Pornhub | The Sun
Why Pornhub Failed Victims: Traffickinghub’s Laila Mickelwait Reveals the Truth | Chatting With Candice
Laila Mickelwait’s Fight to Shut Down Pornhub, Pt. 2 || Consider Before Consuming Podcast
Laila Mickelwait’s Fight to Shut Down Pornhub, Pt. 1 || Consider Before Consuming Podcast
Official Book Trailer for Takedown: Inside the Fight to Shut Down Pornhub
HUGE #TRAFFICKINGHUB BREAKTHROUGH
Pornhub’s 2023 Year in Review #Traffickinghub
News Articles
Founder/CEO, Laila Mickelwait’s work and the impact of her advocacy have been covered in thousands of media pieces globally. Here are just a few:
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Articles
Pornhub exposed: The tenth most visited website in the world was effectively castrated by an American mum
The Critic
Published October 24, 2024
HUB HEROINE What I saw on Pornhub was so shocking
The Sun
Published August 25, 2024
Laila Mickelwait on her four-year mission to stop one of the world’s biggest porn sites sexually exploiting children for profit
The Times/Sunday Times Magazine
Published August 24, 2024
‘Takedown’ Review: The Seedy Side of the Internet
The Wall Street Journal
Published August 12, 2024
She took on world’s largest porn site for profiting off child abuse. She’s winning.
USA TODAY
Published July 28, 2024
Pornhub Is Still a Crime Scene, Even After Its Rebrand
Newsweek
Published July 22, 2024
Pornhub is awash in lawsuits by hundreds who say they never consented to the videos uploaded on the site
Business Insider
Published July 22, 2024
‘Torture made them money’: one mum’s mission to shut Pornhub
The Sunday Times
Published July 21, 2024
Why Are Visa And Mastercard Still Doing Business with Pornhub?
Newsweek
Published June 28, 2022
The Fight to Hold Pornhub Accountable
The New Yorker
Published June 20, 2022
Pornhub, OnlyFans, and How Financial Institutions Are Aiming to Curb Sex Trafficking Online
The American Spectator
Published November 16, 2021
Pornhub owner settles with Girls Do Porn victims over videos
BBC
Published October 19, 2021
Credit-card firms are becoming reluctant regulators of the web
The Economist
Published October 16, 2021
‘Sex isn’t difficult any more’: the men who are quitting watching porn
The Gaurdian
Published September 7, 2021
The underage guessing game
The Critic
Published August 25, 2021
Mindgeek Shuts Down Porn Tube Site XTube
Vice
Published July 7, 2021
Porn site XTube is shutting down on September 5
The Next Web
Published July 6, 2021
GirlsDoPorn sentencing is win for trafficking victims. But justice isn’t yet fully served.
USA Today
Published June 21, 2021
Pornhub sued for allegedly serving nonconsensual sex videos
CNN
Published June 18, 2021
Anti-sex trafficking advocate disappointed as Instagram reinstates Pornhub account hours after ban
CTV News
Published June 17, 2021
Pornhub faces lawsuit alleging it knowingly participated in trafficking and child pornography
News Nation Now
Published June 17, 2021
Dozens of women sue Pornhub, alleging it published nonconsensual clips
NBC News
Published June 17, 2021
In a new lawsuit, more than 30 women accuse Pornhub of profiting from videos posted without their consent
CBS News
Published June 17, 2021
Bill Ackman Sent a Text to the CEO of Mastercard. What Happened Next Is a Parable for ESG.
Institutional Investor
Published June 16, 2021
Advocates For Sexually Exploited Score Another Big Win Against Porn Industry
The Daily Wire
Published April 19, 2021
Why Do We Let Corporations Profit From Rape Videos?
New York Times
Published April 16, 2021
American leads the charge against Montreal porno site
Western Standard
Published April 15, 2021
Mastercard tackles consent on porn sites, requires banks to certify material after distressing reports
Fox Business
Published April 15, 2021
Mastercard Rewrites Rules for Banks Backing Pornography Sellers
Bloomberg
Published April 14, 2021
“RCMP commissioner, justice minister to testify before ethics committee on PornHub allegations”
CTV
Published April 9, 2021
Laila Mickelwait testifies at U.S. Congressional Briefing: “Uncovering the Evidence of Criminality on Pornhub”
Congressional Briefing
Published April 8, 2021
Laila Mickelwait on Radical Musings Podcast with Rosanna Arquette
Radical Musings with Rosanna Arquette
Published April 7, 2021
“Shocking allegations against the world’s most popular porn site”
CTV W5
Published April 3, 2021
“Pornhub, Ireland and the spectre of image-based abuse: The porn giant MindGeek has routed €1.5 billion of profit through its Dublin subsidiary since 2015”
Business Post
Published March 28, 2021
Laila Mickelwait testifies before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy
U.S House Committee on Financial Services
Published March 25, 2021
“Pornhub profits of Dublin-based MindGeek and MG Billing in US ‘child-abuse’ case”
The Sunday Times UK
Published March 21, 2021
“Meet the campaigner taking on the world’s biggest porn platform”
Byline Times
Published March 18, 2021
More than 70 MPs, senators call for criminal investigation into Pornhub’s Canadian owners
National Post
Published March 15, 2021
Survivors, NGOs call for criminal investigation of porn giant MindGeek
CBC
Published March 4, 2021
Susman Godfrey Files Proposed Class Action Against PornHub, MindGeek Alleging Underage Sex Trafficking, Child Pornography
PR Newswire
Published February 22, 2021
Laila Mickelwait testifies before the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
ParlVu
Published February 19, 2021
Pornhub Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Child Sex Trafficking Videos
Law360
Published February 12, 2021
‘Grant Thornton resigns as auditor to firms owned by Pornhub operator: Move away from Mindgeek follows claims of unlawful content on Pornhub website
The Irish Times
Published February 9, 2021
The end of Pornhub’s campaign of intimidation
Washington Examiner
Published January 11, 2021
Pornhub parent slapped with $600M class action lawsuit over child porn
New York Post
Published January 8, 2021
Pornhub owner facing proposed $600 million class-action lawsuit from Ontario woman
Toronto Star
Published January 8, 2021
Ex-PornHub moderators reveal life inside explicit video site being sued for 80m
Daily Mail
Published December 17, 2020
Pornhub sued by 40 sex trafficking victims
BBC
Published December 16, 2020
Pornhub removes a majority of its videos after investigation reveals child abuse
CNN
Published December 15, 2020
Mastercard, Visa and Discover cut ties with Pornhub following allegations of child abuse
CNN
Published December 14, 2020
Pornhub takes down all content uploaded by unverified users
Forbes
Published December 14, 2020
Pornhub removes all user-uploaded videos amid legality row
BBC
Published December 14, 2020
Pornhub removes millions of videos after investigation finds child abuse content
The Guardian
Published December 14, 2020
Pornhub execs called to testify in federal committee as Ottawa looks at taking action
CTV
Published December 10, 2020
Hawley, Sasse lead charge against Pornhub, human trafficking Hawley on Wednesday introduced the ‘Survivors of Human Trafficking Fight Back Act’
Fox News
Published December 9, 2020
Visa and Mastercard to Investigate Financial Ties to Pornhub
New York Times
Published December 7, 2020
The Children of Pornhub
New York Times
Published December 4, 2020
Sen. Hawley vows to introduce legislation guaranteeing ‘right’ for sex trafficking victims to sue Pornhub
Fox News
Published December 4, 2020
Quebec Ink: Data makes porn purveyors MindGeek Montreal’s answer to Netflix
The Logic
Published October 19, 2020
Anti-Pornhub petition reaches 2.1M signatures after platform facilitated spread of minor porn: Report
Fox News
Published September 20, 2020
PornHub scandal: Petition to shut down porn giant for sexual exploitation content hits 2M signatures
MEAWW
Published September 2, 2020
Porn giant shifted €130m of assets out of Irish operations
Business Post
Published August 2, 2020
Big Porn cashes in on racism and anti-semitism
New York Post
Published June 23, 2020
Senator Ben Sasse urges feds to investigate Pornhub
New York Post
Published March 10, 2020
Pornhub under fire for over abuse allegations
BBC World Service
Published March 10, 2020
Pornhub needs to change or shut down
The Guardian
Published March 9, 2020
World’s biggest porn site under fire over rape and abuse videos
The Guardian
Published March 9, 2020
This petition is right, the online porn industry needs to recognize the role it plays in hosting sex trafficking content
The Independent
Published March 2, 2020
One American woman is trying to bring down Pornhub (but her fight isn’t against porn)
RT
Published February 26, 2020
The woman taking on Big Porn
First Things
Published February 14, 2020
The U.S. government turns a blind eye to policies that fuel sex trafficking
The Washington Post
Published February 9, 2020
Time to shut down Pornhub
Washington Examiner
Published February 9, 2020