The problems with Pornhub

Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 5:10 a.m.

b'Pornhub, the Montreal-based streaming giant, is in trouble. They\\u2019ve dumped millions of videos from their platform, Visa and Mastercard have cut ties with the company, and they\\u2019re facing questions from Canadian MPs. This all happened after a recent New York Times article which exposed the platform\\u2019s insidious problem of hosting videos of rape, child abuse and sex trafficking \\u2014 sometimes even after victims asked for the videos to be taken down.\\nBut porn performers say that while they also want to fight abuse and non-consensual content on the platform, they\\u2019re now becoming collateral damage in the rush to tackle this serious issue \\u2014 and that could affect their livelihoods and their safety.\\nToday, we\\u2019re speaking to Melissa Gira Grant, a staff writer at The New Republic and the author of Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work, about the changes shaking one of the world\\u2019s biggest porn sites, and why sex workers say they need to be included in the conversation.'