U.S. Congressional Briefing Packs a Powerful Punch Against MindGeek's Exploitation Empire

On April 8th, 2021, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, in partnership with Traffickinghub and ten other anti-trafficking advocates and organizations, hosted a Congressional briefing to uncover evidence of the criminality of Pornhub, and its parent company MindGeek.

The briefing reached at least 70 members of Congress and their staff, as well as over 2000 registrants, including law enforcement, lawyers, journalists, and the general public. 

Advocates and survivors shared proof that Pornhub distributes and profits from exploitation and illegal content with seemingly no consequence.

Second Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse Sues Twitter

An amended complaint was filed against Twitter by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation Law Center, The Haba Law Firm, and The Matiasic Firm. The amended complaint adds a second survivor of child sexual abuse who was trafficked on the social media platform.

"Twitter had everything it needed to do the right thing and prioritize the safety and privacy of these children before its own profits." ~ Lisa Haba

Help Stop Mainstream Advertisers Supporting Pornhub/MindGeek!

As you may know, the Canadian Parliament has held hearings to investigate the sex trafficking, child sexual abuse, and non-consensual content on Pornhub (which is owned by MindGeek). During those hearings it was uncovered that 50% of MindGeek’s profits comes from advertisers.

Help us call out the Wish Shopping app and Diesel clothing brand because both are top advertisers with MindGeek!  

  1. Email Wish Shopping and Diesel clothing brand through these two actions (it should take you less than 3 minutes!).
  2. Speak out on social media! 
    • Share these graphics, tag @WishShopping and @DIESEL, and use hashtags #Traffickinghub and #DismantlePornhub.
  • ​​​​​ Click here to send the tweet below. 

    Hey @WishShopping and @DIESEL stop advertising w/ MindGeek, the owner of Pornhub which has facilitated child porn, sex trafficking, rape, & other non-consenting videos - not to mention rampant racism. Your ad money is supporting exploitation! #traffickinghub #dismantlepornhub 

How "Adult" Hardcore Pornography Fuels Child Sexual Abuse

Lisa Thompson, vice president and director of the Research Institute, was a keynote speaker at the Harvard Institute for Quantitative Social Science’s International Symposium.

“‘Mainstream’ pornography is rife with sexual violence, child sexual abuse, incest, racist and misogynistic themes. This ‘adult’ pornography normalizes these themes in the mind of the viewer and causes viewers to seek more extreme content. This process helps fuel the demand for child-like or more violent pornographic content." ~ Lisa Thompson

Ending Sexploitation Podcast: How Sexual Exploitation is Facilitated by Google Chromebooks, Amazon, OnlyFans, and More

Did you know that mainstream companies you interact with everyday may be facilitating sexual exploitation, or leaving children vulnerable to abuse or graphic content?

Haley McNamara and Lina Nealon, Director of Corporate and Strategic Initiatives, discuss mainstream corporations that are facilitating sexual exploitation and abuse.

New episode available on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and YouTube.

New Study Shows Sexual Violence Rampant on Pornhub, XVideos, XHamster

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Decriminalizing an Inherently Violent and Bigoted System of Disparity Cannot Make It Safer

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