founder and CEO, Justice Defense Fund
Laila Mickelwait
founder and CEO | Justice Defense Fund
About Laila
Laila Mickelwait is an American anti-sex trafficking activist and the founder and CEO of the Justice Defense Fund. She established the global Traffickinghub movement in 2020 to combat the distribution and monetization of sexual crime on Pornhub. Her efforts include leading a petition that has collected over two million signatures from 192 countries, calling for Pornhub to be shut down and its executives to be held accountable for aiding trafficking. Mickelwait's activism has contributed to major financial institutions such as Visa, Mastercard, and Discover severing ties with Pornhub. As a result, Pornhub removed over 80 percent of its content, including more than 30 million images and 10 million videos, a move described by the Financial Times as possibly the largest content takedown in internet history. In July 2024, her memoir titled Takedown: Inside the Fight to Shut Down Pornhub for Child Abuse, Rape, and Sex Trafficking was published by Penguin Random House. The book became a national bestseller, ranking in the top 50 across all genres on the USA Today bestseller list. Mickelwait has appeared on various media platforms including CNBC's Squawk Box, Theo Von's This Past Weekend, The Jordan Peterson Podcast, and The Jordan Harbinger Podcast. Her advocacy work and writings have been featured in prominent publications such as the New York Times, The New Yorker, USA Today, The Sunday Times, Newsweek, the Washington Post, and the New York Post.
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Latest interviews
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The Adam and Dr. Drew Show
#2018 - Laila Mickelwait Exposes the Dark Side of the Internet Porn Industry
Jul 4, 2025
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
E559 Laila Mickelwait
Feb 3, 2025
The Nick Bryant Podcast
Laila Mickelwait Versus the Evil Empire (Preview)
Sep 13, 2024
Shaun Newman Podcast
#696 - Laila Mickelwait
Aug 21, 2024
IndoctriNation
Takedown w/Laila Mickelwait
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