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With about 100 million visits per day, Pornhub is one of the biggest websites on the planet. This four-part series pulls back the curtain on the scrappy, Montreal-based startup that revolutionized sex on the internet — and the massive scandal that exposed its dark side. The Pornhub Empire, season 2 of Understood, releases March 11. Hosted by journalist Samantha Cole (How Sex Changed the Internet).
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With about 100 million visits per day, Pornhub is one of the biggest websites on the planet. This four-part series pulls back the curtain on the scrappy, Montreal-based startup that revolutionized sex on the internet — and the massive scandal that exposed its dark side.
Hosted by journalist Samantha Cole (How Sex Changed the Internet).
Episode 4: Cleanup Crew
38:58The Pornhub Empire Episode 4: Cleanup crew
New name, new owners, new rules. Can Pornhub rebuild its reputation and remain one of the world’s biggest porn sites? Or will the company be disrupted out of business by a new crop of online porn entrepreneurs?
This is episode 4 of The Pornhub Empire: Understood. Hosted by Samantha Cole.
Full transcript here [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-the-pornhub-empire-episode-4-1.7128487].
Jane was coerced into making a pornographic film, and told it would never be shared online. Then, it was posted on Pornhub, over and over again. How did a scandal involving the hosting of sexual abuse material seriously damage the lives of many and nearly destroy the company?
This is episode 3 of The Pornhub Empire: Understood. Hosted by Samantha Cole.
Full transcript here [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-the-pornhub-empire-episode-3-1.7127077].
Not only did Pornhub become a massive moneymaker, it also helped push porn into the spotlight by using data, clever PR, and the power of celebrity. How did Pornhub make itself a household name?
This is episode 2 of The Pornhub Empire: Understood. Hosted by Samantha Cole.
Full transcript here [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-the-pornhub-empire-episode-2-1.7125790].
26:52The Pornhub Empire Episode 1: Free porn for everyone
How did a handful of competitive foosball players in Montreal create the world’s largest online porn site? And what do a picturesque Dutch cabin, thousands of pornographic VHS tapes, and the subprime mortgage crisis have to do with it?
This is episode 1 of The Pornhub Empire: Understood. Hosted by Samantha Cole.
Full transcript here [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/transcript-the-pornhub-empire-episode-1-1.7121533].
Pornhub — that site you only access on your browser’s incognito mode? It gets way more views than Netflix. But because of the sheepishness and stigma around porn, it’s treated as if it’s fringe, instead of what it really is: one of Canada’s largest cultural exports.
In The Pornhub Empire: Understood, hear the story of how a Montreal-founded company came to dominate the adult industry — only to have its reputation obliterated in a massive scandal — and where it stands today.
The Pornhub Empire is a new season of Understood, from the CBC. Four episodes, starting March 11.
