Pornhubamazon, the latest documentary from Suzanne Hillinger (of “Alone in the Dark”) is an intriguing examination of how Pornhub has emerged as an influential force, even while being widely maligned. From its steel-and-glass offices that resemble any tech company to its aggressive corporate style generating profits (Pornhub receives over 3 billion monthly views – more than either Netflix or Amazon combined!), as illustrated in this movie – Pornhub became an indisputable force despite widespread criticism – but as Hillinger points out: it cannot censor itself; while responding by taking down millions of videos which just kept reappearing elsewhere on the web despite such measures being put down in response to backlash resulting in millions more videos being pulled down temporarily; even this solution doesn’t work: these clips resurface somewhere else on the Internet like magic; once removed they come back somewhere else or pop up somewhere else…
Hillinger interviewed Gwen Adora and Siri Dahl, both professional sex workers who describe how the platform helps build their businesses and increase incomes, as well as how the site has blurred or even erased any distinction between what constitutes professional and amateur pornography.
As Internet giants gear up to take part in a protest of proposed cuts to net neutrality, I think it’s worthwhile taking a moment to appreciate how sites like Pornhub are part of a cultural revolution that has normalized extreme pornography – an evolution not likely to end anytime soon; while this might be unnerving news, it should still be known.