A major investigation into the workings of porn sites and the people behind them.
More than half of 12-13 year-old boys and a third of girls the same age visit porn sites every month. With just a few clicks, they can access them via cell phones or computers. One of the most popular is Pornhub. These porn platforms rack up over 5 billion visits a month and are among the top 20 most-visited websites in the world. But a lot of the amateur content featured on these sites have been put online without the consent of the people featured.
Multi-award-winning investigative journalist Marie Maurice spent over a year investigating the people behind these sites. Behind Pornhub is the Canadian multinational Mindgeek. As the New York Times revealed, Pornhub is overrun with videos of rape, minors, revenge porn, and other stolen, racist and misogynist content. A study conducted in 2022 found that that 1 in 5 of the titles on the front page represented sexual violence.
To dismantle the mechanics of these behemoths, former employees have agreed to give an insider’s account of how these platforms operate. We also hear the stories of the victims whose lives have been destroyed by revenge porn…