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Episode: How 100s Of Epsteins Are Running Free Online: Laila Mickelwaitâs PârnHub Takedown vs. Privacy Challenge of Adult Sites Requiring ID w/ Emilie Hagen
Description: Laila Mickelwaitâs organization Traffickinghub was pivotal in the âbiggest takedown of content in Internet historyâ after pressure forced PornHub to remove 50 million images and videos â over 90% of its content. Now the activist is pushing for a new US federal law to mandate third-party age verification for all adult websites.
But could her proposal backfire? Critics warn: though the intention is to protect children, requiring all users to submit ID would effectively create the worldâs largest target for hackers â even bigger than the 2015 Ashley Madison leaks. How can we protect children online while balancing the privacy norms and fr...