by Thinus Ferreira
Netflix is doing a 90-minute documentary on the scandals and success of the Pornhub website, looking at how the website fundamentally changed how hardcore pornography is made, distributed and consumed globally.
Entitled Moneyshot: The Pornhub Story, the documentary will be released on the streamer on 15 March and contains interviews with porn stars, activists, and past Pornhub employees, looking into the various scandals behind-the-scenes, as well as the website's success.
Pornhub "enabled erotic content creator to reach a massive audience while the company made billions of dollars - but it also became embroiled in allegations including non-consensual material and trafficking on the site," Netflix's logline for the documentary reads.
"As anti-trafficking organisations seek justice for victims, can the online giant protect those from whom they profit, or is this a new wave of censorship for adult performers making consensual porn?"
Moneyshot: The Pornhub Story is produced by Jigsaw Productions, with Nicki Carrico as producers and Stacey Offman and Richard Perello as executive producers.
"This documentary requires us to grapple with what sexuality and consent means when billion-dollar internet platforms thrive on user-generated content," says producer Suzanne Hillinger.
"Who has, and who should have, the power in these environments? Our hope is that this film generates important conversations about sex and consent, both on the internet and out in the world."
