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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

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