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#956 - Laila Mickelwait - How Pornhub Became The Internet’s Biggest Crime Scene

2025/6/19
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Laila Mickelwait: 大约五年前,我发现Pornhub允许任何人上传内容,而无需验证身份或同意。这导致网站充斥着真实的性犯罪视频,包括儿童性虐待、成人强奸和复仇色情等各种非自愿内容。Pornhub在2019年上传了690万个视频,每天有1.7亿访客,但审核系统却形同虚设,10个人负责审核数百万个视频,审核员被要求快速点击浏览视频,而不是确保没有非法内容。我测试了Pornhub的上传系统,发现只需几分钟,无需身份验证或同意书即可上传。我在社交媒体上发起了“Trafficking Hub”标签,因为任何被货币化的非自愿行为都是人口贩运的受害者。我写了一篇专栏文章,并启动了一个请愿书,以关闭Pornhub并追究其高管的责任。至今,这份请愿书已收到来自世界各地的230万个签名,并有600个组织参与。许多受害者联系我,讲述他们在Pornhub上被剥削的经历,并寻求帮助。我们通过诉讼和公众压力,最终促使信用卡公司切断了与Pornhub的联系,导致他们被迫删除了91%的网站内容。Pornhub希望通过删除内容来重新获得信用卡公司的支持。Pornhub面临的主要问题是同意和年龄,但他们无法判断视频是否是在未经同意的情况下上传的,因此只能删除未经验证的内容。从2024年9月起,Pornhub将被迫验证视频中人物的年龄和同意情况。Pornhub已被近300名受害者起诉,可能面临数十亿美元的赔偿。视频被上传到网上给受害者带来了巨大的创伤,被录像并传播到世界各地,会给受害者带来极大的痛苦,受害者不断担心他们的视频会被再次上传。Pornhub是犯罪行为的渠道,很多人对Pornhub感到愤怒,但很难找到犯罪者,所以Pornhub承担了很多愤怒。必须追究实际施虐者的责任,Pornhub也必须承担责任。Pornhub的高管故意制定政策来纵容虐待行为,他们提供VPN,并允许匿名上传,从而掩盖了犯罪者的位置,并且在13年内没有向当局报告儿童性虐待事件。如果Pornhub报告儿童性虐待事件,本可以抓捕更多的犯罪者并拯救更多的儿童。通过民事诉讼可以获取对方的通信、交流、电子邮件和内部政策文件,法院意外发布了数千页本应保密的内部文件,现在我们掌握了大量的内部信息,包括宣誓后的证词。

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Laila Mickelwait is an anti-sex-trafficking activist, founder, and an author.

One of the most visited websites on the planet is more than just a site; it’s a crime scene. As Pornhub rose to global dominance, a lack of regulation allowed thousands to be exploited against their will. Now, Leila Mickelwait is leading the charge to expose the truth, demand justice, and bring real accountability to an industry built on harm.

Expect to learn why Pornhub isn’t just a porn site but a crime scene, the story of Pornhub across the years and where it all went wrong, the major significance of the #trackinghub hashtag, what the most uncomfortable truth people ignore about online sexual abuse is, why regulators decided not to act despite obvious red flags from the site, the fallout of trying to get Pornhub shut down, what changes need to occur in tech regulation to stop abuse from occurring are, and much more…

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