All the video distribution sites, BDSM sites and forums, Hollywood itself and the porn industry at large are reflections of our society and culture. Sex and violence are powerful motivators, they are at the center of Hollywood's success, one of the last successful American industries. This creates a strange eco system, where you can be a small fish in a big pond or a big fish in a small pond, but you do better if you find a niche.

The nature of the problem is that there are very low barriers for entry in the field, which means opportunity. The same lack of regulation means no protection from predatory behavior.

I think that given the nature of the industry, of the internet, of the global access having somebody like PornHub is unavoidable. If it were to shut down I have no doubt that five smaller, hungrier companies with even fewer scruples would be ready to take its place.

I am impressed with how nimble they were in answering NY Times' attack. Can you imagine a politician like Trump or Biden, a company like Amazon or Google or a forum like MF or this one responding that fast and decisively to an unexpected attack?

So chances are they stay in business, which might be a good thing for the rest of us, because as long as they exist they are a target and a shield for the rest of the participants.