Anti-trafficking activist Laila Mickelwait’s highly anticipated new book, “Takedown: Inside the Fight to Shut Down Pornhub for Child Abuse, Rape and Sex Trafficking,” is set to be released by Random House on Tuesday.
A New Exposé: “Takedown”
The book delves into the alarming world of non-consensual pornography and the systemic failures that have allowed such content to thrive online. Mickelwait has been a relentless crusader against these injustices, reporting hundreds of illegal Pornhub videos to law enforcement and anti-trafficking watchdogs over the years.
Recently, Mickelwait reported a disturbing Pornhub video to state authorities, which featured a woman clearly in distress, shouting in pain, and pleading not to be filmed.
“It’s critical to bring justice to these victims, but also to be a deterrent to future abusers,” she told Business Insider. “Pornhub, to this day, is still a crime scene that needs to be shut down and its owners held accountable.”
Mickelwait further emphasized, “They have knowingly destroyed lives for profit for too many years. Justice for victims means prosecution to the full extent of the law.”
