This documentary explores the op-ed article that appeared in the Times about SA en CSAM at Pornhub. In doing this, it adds very little, if anything, to the procedings. We get some faces and voices with the article and a bit of extra background but essentially nothing new or groundbreaking. So on that subject the documentary does not go beyond skin-deep, which is fitting. The added value then, compared to the Times article, is the opinion on the breadth of the industry by the actor and actresses themselves. The difficulty they have monetizing their product, the uncertainty of it al. It's a shame that the lead-in to this actual 'new' material takes most all of the runtime, so it all ends rather too soon and no real resolution or realisation is gained. For those thinking to watch this for the nekkid ladies: Please don't bother. The whole thing features 3 pairs of naked breasts (6 boobs, if you will) and nothing much more else. So unless your fetish is 'off screen moaning': You'll have to get your rocks off elsewhere. All in all: Fine concept, subject matter warrants the attention, but the documentary just skims the surface and sits on the Netflix lineup just to draw in people, I fear. Skippable, unless you missed the Times article "The Children of Pornhub" or want to avoid reading it.

Gave this a shot, it was so boring.

Worthwhile topic, but rather pedestrian by the numbers execution. If familiar w the op-ed nyt piece it's referencing throughout it becomes quite a laborious viewing. I still enjoyed some of the details shared that I wasn't as familiar with. Middle of the road 5.0 for me.

Well, that made me feel stupid. I learnt a lot about pornhub, about advocates and opponents. I'm assuming this was made from a specific perspective, but it really focused on artists / creators / pornstars talking about why Pornhub was so important to them. The positions of the critics wasn't made that clear (apart from adjacency) - sometimes to the point of embarrassment by just resorting to "they are lying and it's offensive that they are calling me a liar" I guess if you know anything about the porn industry, this would all be pretty well known. And if you are watching this because you want to see soft porn, this probably isn't going to leave you happy. But for us, this was a few into a different world, and how it is impacted by lobbyists and pressure groups

This was a moderately interesting story that is weighted heavily in the favor of the "performers" who bemoan having PornHub de-platformed from credit card processing because they, like most big porn sites, don't take action against revenge porn, actual rape videos or underage videos until there is serious legal consequences because those things bring in viewers. The point that really got under my skin was the "poor us" performers who "can't make a living without paid content" - yes, yes you can, plenty of people do things fully clothed every day that requires far more skill than porn and make good livings. Just because you choose not to entertain any other skillset doesn't make you a victim. I watched this not for the potential of seeing naked girls, I can go directly to the site for that if I so desire, but because I really didn't know much of the backstory of how PornHub became ubiquitous with online porn. What I learned is what I expected to learn, and that is that PornHub is a scummy and scammy company and "performers" (who love to consider themselves "influencers") chose the easiest career path they can: make dirty movies at home and hope people pay money to see them.