Pornography

(older archives available here)

Harmful Effects of Pornography: 2016 Reference Guide. (Fightthenewdrug.org,

2016)

PornHub, one of the industrys biggest providers, claim their site streamed 75 GB
of data a second last yearenough to fill 175 million 16 GB iPhonesa total of 87.8
billion views, up ten billion from 2014, another 15 billion over2013. An estimated
87% of college-age menand around 30% of womendoubleclick for sex either
weekly or every day. (January 2016) "Falling In Love With Screens: The science behind how double-clicking
for sex rewires our brainsand affects us all".

Individuals who never view sexually explicit material report higher relationship
quality and lower rates of infidelity than those who do.

Pornography is frequently cited as the explanation for anal sex, and that people
must like it if they do it, contradicting the expectation that it will be painful for
women. Men also are expected to persuade or coerce reluctant partners, which has
become normalized as well as accidental penetration. Marston, C. & Lewis, R. (2014) Anal
Heterosex Amoung Young People and Implications for Health Promotion: A Qualitative Study in the UK. BMI Open.

The more pornography a man watches, the more he needs to conjure images of
pornography to maintain arousal, and will be more likely to ask for particular sexual
acts with his partner and have concerns over his sexual performance and body
image. Sun. A., Bridges, A., Johnson, J. & Ezzell, M. (2014) Pornography and the Male Sexual Script: An Analysis of
Consumption and Sexual Relations. Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Those who frequently consume Internet pornography are less likely to marry
because they see pornography as a marital sexual gratification substitute. Malcolm, M.
& Naufal, G. (2014) Are Pornography and Marriage Substitutes for Young Men? Institute for the Study of Labor.

There is a positive correlation between hours of pornography consumed and higher

narcissism levels. Additionally, those who have ever used pornography had higher

levels of all three measures of narcissism than those who have never viewed
Internet pornography. Kaspera, T., Shorta, M. & Milam, A. (2014) Narcissism and Internet Pornography
Use.Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. Vol. 41 (5)

Extramarital sex is one of the most commonly cited reasons for divorce, and
Pornography consumption is correlated with positive attitudes towards
extramarital affairs. Wright, P., Tokunaga, R. & Bae, S. (2014) More Than a Dalliance? Pornography
Consumption and Extramarital Sex Attitudes Amoung Married U.S. Adults. Psychology of Popular Media Culture.

17% of women describe themselves as addicted to pornography. Keith Perry, Sex:

Women just as easily hooked on online porn as men. Daily Telegraph, 8/6/14,
at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/11016874/Sex-Women-just-as-easily-hooked-on-online-porn-asmen.html

Porn Sites Get More Visitors Each Month Than Netflix, Amazon And Twitter
Combined. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/03/internetpornstats_n_3187682.html (accessed June
6, 2014).

A Google Trends analysis indicates that searches for Teen Porn have more than
tripled between 20052013. Total searches for teenrelated porn reached an
estimated 500,000 daily in March 2013 onethird of total daily searches for
pornographic web sites. [23] Gail Dines, A rare defeat for corporate lobbyists, (August 1, 2013),
http://www.counterpunch.org/ 2013/08/01/araredefeatforcorporatelobbyists/ (accessed June 6, 2014). Dr.
Dines also analyzed the content of the three most popular porntubes, the portals that serve as gateways to online
porn, and found that they contained 18 million teenrelated pagesagain, the largest single genre and about one
third of the total content.

30% of the Internet industry is pornography.[19] Stephen Yagielowicz, The

Internet Really is Porn, http://www.xbiz.com/news/146703 (accessed 6/11/14).
Anthony compiled data from Googles DoubleClick Ad Planner to reveal that
XVideos is currently the largest adult website, boasting 4.4 billion page views per
month; with other adult sites, such as LiveJasmin, YouPorn, Tube8 and Pornhub all
commanding vast expanses of market share, that dwarf almost everything except
the Googles and Facebooks of the Internet. . . . that sets adult sites apart from
nonadult sites; with Anthony comparing a 1520 minute average porn site visit to
a threetosix minute visit on a news site as evidence of adults stickiness. . . .

Anthony states thats while the amounts vary, typical adult websites contain 50 to
200 terabytes of porn and are responsible for nearly a third of all Internet traffic.
Anthony stated, Its probably not unrealistic to say that porn makes up 30 percent
of the total data transferred across the Internet. See Sebastin Anthony, Just how
big are porn sites? Extreme Tech (Apr.4 2012),
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/123929justhowbigarepornsites.

The online porn industry makes over $3,000 per second. [20] Ibid.

Mobile porn is expected to reach $2.8 billion by 2015. [21] Juniper Research, Videochat and
subscription services to drive mobile adult revenues to $2.8bn by 2015, Juniper Report finds, Oct. 14, 2010.
http://www.juniperresearch.com/viewpressrelease.php?pr=210 (accessed December 27, 2012).

The United States is the largest producer and exporter of hardcore pornographic
DVDs and web material. [22]
http://familysafemedia.com/pornography_statistics.html#important_countries(accessed June 6, 2014). Pornographic
web pages by country are U. S. 244,661,900(89%) and Germany 10,030,200 (4%).

Of the 304 scenes analyzed, 88.2% contained physical aggression, principally

spanking, gagging, and slapping, while 48.7% of scenes contained verbal
aggression, primarily namecalling. Perpetrators of aggression were usually male,
whereas targets of aggression were overwhelmingly female. [24] Ana Bridges, et al.,
Violence Against Women, Sage 16, no. 10 (October 2010): 10651085. This current study analyzes the content of
popular pornographic videos with the objectives of updating depictions of aggression, degradation, and sexual
practices and comparing the studys results to previous content analysis studies. Findings indicate high levels of
aggression in pornography in both verbal and physical forms.

A Google search for bestiality generated 2.7 million returns. (Google-accessed April 28,
2014).

30% of the Internet industry is pornography. [18] Stephen Yagielowicz, The

Internet Really is Porn, http://www.xbiz.com/news/146703 (accessed 6/11/14).
Anthony compiled data from Googles Double Click Ad Planner to reveal that
Videos is currently the largest adult website, boasting 4.4 billion page views per
month; with other adult sites, such as LiveJasmin, YouPorn, Tube8 and Pornhub all
commanding vast expanses of market share, that dwarf almost everything except

the Googles and Facebooks of the Internet. that sets adult sites apart from
non-adult sites; with Anthony comparing a 15-20 minute average porn site visit to
a three-to-six minute visit on a news site as evidence of adults stickiness. . . .
Anthony states that while the amounts vary, typical adult websites contain 50 to
200 terabytes of porn and are responsible for nearly a third of all Internet traffic.
Anthony stated, Its probably not unrealistic to say that porn makes up 30 percent
of the total data transferred across the Internet. See Sebastin Anthony, Just how big are porn
sites? Extreme Tech, http://www.extremetech.com/computing/123929-just-how-big-are-porn-sites.

The United States is the largest producer and exporter of hard core pornographic
DVDs and web material, followed by Germany. Ibid.

A Google Trends analysis indicates that searches for Teen Porn have more than
tripled between 2005-2013. Total searches for teen-related porn reached an
estimated 500,000 daily in March 201 one-third of total daily searches for
pornographic web sites.

A Google search for bestiality generated 2.7 million

returns. (http://familysafemedia.com/pornography_statistics.html#important_countries)

A recent content analysis of the 50 best-selling adult videos revealed that across all
scenes:

3,376 verbal and/or physically aggressive acts were observed.

On average, scenes had 11.52 acts of either verbal of physical aggression, ranging
from none to 128.

48 percent of the 304 scenes analyzed contained verbal aggression, while more
than 88 percent showed physical aggression.

72 percent of aggressive acts were perpetrated by men.

88.2% of top-rated porn scenes contain physical aggression (spanking, gagging,

slapping, etc.); 48.7% contain verbal aggression (name calling). Perpetrators were
usually male,

94 percent of aggressive acts were committed against women. (Bridges, A.,

Wosnitzer)

R., Scharrer, E., Sun, C., & Liberman, R. (in press). Aggression and sexual behavior in
best-selling pornography: A content analysis update. Violence Against Women.)

Findings from the Youth Internet Safety Survey indicate that 15% of 12-17 year
olds have purposefully looked at x-rated material online.

Data from the PEW Internet and American Life Project suggest that 70% of 15-17
year old Internet users accidently view pornography "very" or "Somewhat" often.

Men who view pornography are more likely to show an increased behavioral intent
to rape, and are more likely to believe rape myths. Foubert, JD; Brosi MW; Bannon, RS.
Pornography Viewing amoung Fraternity Men: Effects on Bystander Intervention, Rape Myth Acceptance and
Behavioral Intent to Commit Sexual Assult, Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 2011; 18(4): 212-231,
athttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10720162.2011.625552#.VLGJH2sfrtQ

The words "sex" and "porn" rank fourth and sixth among the top ten most popular
search terms. [15] Symantec. (10 August 2009). School's Out and Your Kids are Online: Do you know what
they've been searching for this summer? Cupperton, CA.

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Is Watching Porn Illegal ?

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Porn has grown into one of the largest forms of entertainment in the world. In fact, it
brings in more money than professional basketball, baseball and football combined,
not to mention that it has a higher revenue than CBS, NBC and ABC combined as well.
With this sort of power and money, it is able to reach every corner of the globe. This
includes the Internet and your home.Sometimes it can seemingly be difficult to
completely avoid porn, as it seems to pop up in random Internet searches and other
website advertisements, but ultimately, when it comes down to the question is
watching porn illegal?, the answer is no. However, there is a but. Porn, in general, is
not illegal, but there are forms of porn that are illegal and can bring about federal
charges. Plus, with how easy it is for the federal government to track down IP
addresses and other Internet connections, it can be rather difficult to prove innocence
if illegal porn has been downloaded. If you have looked up porn and are wondering is it
illegal to watch porn or not, you are in the clear, but it is a good idea to know what
sort of porn is illegal and what can come up due to it.
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Age Range
For starters, you need to be 18 to purchase pornography from the store. This means top
shelf magazines. Other, lesser entertainment magazines, such as Maxim, do not have these
kinds of rules or regulations, but it also does not have the same general content. In terms of
viewing porn online, the age limit is still 18, but this is a bit more difficult to regulate, simply
because there is no bouncer at the front of the website. Sometimes a website might ask you
to confirm your age, but this takes a single click and you are in. At this point in time, it really
comes down to the parent to prevent a child from viewing the pornography content found
on the Internet through the usage of a porn website blocker or other services available to
them. In case of a child not being of age viewing the Internet website or viewing a pay per
view movie, there is no legal penalties for the production company. They must put on a
disclaimer and state it is for individuals over the ages of 18, but other than this, as long as
they are not targeting underaged individuals with advertising, they have no real legal
ramifications because of it.

Child Pornography
In terms of subject matter, there are some very specific kinds of porn that are not allowed, in
any kind. One such form of porn is child pornography. It is possible to film and include just
about anything in a porn video, but a minor is not one of these things. Anyone under the age
of 18 is considered a minor and is not allowed to be in such a video, picture or any other
adult content.
Child pornography is a federal crime and is often charged by a federal prosecutor. Possession of
child pornography , which is known as indecent photographs of children and is covered under
the Protection of Children Act of 1978 and the Criminal Justice Act 1988, section 160.
Visiting a child pornographic website is difficult, if not impossible, to charge someone with,
even though the government is able to monitor IP addresses and different Internet based
connections. However, once someone attempts to download the child porn to their
computer, then they are breaking the law. There are different forms of child pornography
law. There is simply owning and holding onto the child porn, then there is attempting to
distribute, which is extremely serious, and then there is selling the child porn to other
individuals. Lastly, there is the production of child pornography. This is the most serious of
the three and comes with the longest jail time. Life for someone convicted of child
pornography inside prison is usually rather difficult too.

Animal Porn
Animal porn is also illegal, although, unlike child pornography, it does not have the same sort
of federal attention. This is considered illegal inside the United States because it falls under
obscene material, plus the animal cannot indicate consent or lack thereof. Any sort of sexual
act with an animal is considered illegal, regardless of if it being a man or women partaking in
the sexual acts with the animal. While viewing animal porn is not likely going to bring about
any sort of charges, a person who appears in the video and is caught is more likely to face
criminal charges of animal cruelty.

Obscene Porn
Porn that is illegal generally falls under a classification of obscene porn. In this day and age,
it can be often difficult to determine what is obscene, as there is some rather perverse
content found on the Internet now. However, it usually is of a realistic, violent nature and
appears to potentially hurt and place the person in danger. The interpretation for obscene
porn is difficult, but you usually are able to know it when you see it. Bondage, in general, is
not illegal, but it is possible to cross into the plane of being illegal. If someone is doing bodily
harm to someone, such as cutting them with a knife or stabbing them, this is considered
obscene, as they can potentially kill the person. Hammering nails through genitals or any
other extremely violent connotation in porn is illegal. Also, violet, sexual encounters, such as
rape, are obviously illegal as well. This, again, is more of a problem for the individuals who
produce the content than someone who might see it online. As you are not stabbing or
raping the individual in the video, you are not the one at fault, but some laws and
regulations can vary, depending on where you live.
Laws regarding obscene porn change almost on a regular basis. What the government
considered obscene back at the end of the 19th centuary is far different from what is
considered obscene today. Due to this, there is a change the regulations might change again
in the next few years. Essentially, if you believe that the porn you are watching is obscene, it
is better for you to stop immediately.
National and State Laws
Depending on where you live, the laws regarding pornography can change rather drastically.
Different countries are going to have different rules and regulations on porn . Most countries,
such as the United Kingdom, Canada and most of Europe share the same basic porn laws as
the U.S. They may or may not go after child pornography as quickly as the United States, but
all of these are considered illegal. However, the different countries you might visit outside of
North America and Europe can have more extreme laws or more laid back laws. If you live in
such a region, you need to check up on what the regional laws are and how these laws can
potentially affect you. On top of this, some states have some very extreme laws in place, so

even though you might not be breaking federal law, you might be breaking state law. Some
states require individuals to be of a higher age in order to view pornography.

Supplying Porn for Minors

Buying porn for underaged individuals is the same as buying alcohol for minors. A person
who purchases a video or magazine for a younger individual and is caught doing it can end
up in serious trouble. This does not cover children accessing porn on a computer system, but
instead it usually only covers physical items.
When asking is watching porn illegal, you are left with the short answer no, but with a but.
This is because the vast majority of porn is fine to watch, depending on your personal
opinion of the material. It is also necessary to remember that while many forms of porn are
illegal, child pornography comes about with the highest level of punishment. It is the
governments duty to protect children from the horrific abuse of children sex trade.
Learn more about recognizing sex offenders and keeping your child safe!

42% of sextortion victims met their abuser online Thorn. (2015) Child Pornography Statistics. Thorn.
[Online] [Accessed 29th December 2015]https://www.wearethorn.org/child-pornography-and-abuse-statistics/

Internet Safety is now the 4th top ranked issue in the list of health concerns for U.S.
children. C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital (2015) Sexting and internet safety climb top 10 list of health concerns for
children across the U.S. National Poll on Childrens Health, University of Michigan [Online] [Accessed 29 th December
2015] http://www.mottchildren.org/news/archive/201508/sexting

The "4 every girl campaign" found that underage female characters on primetime
television are more likely to be presented in sexual scenes than adult women (Parent's
Television Council, 2013)

Pornography and stripping were two forms of exploitation most likely to be written into
scripts as punchy lines (Parent's Television Council, 2013)

There are over 747,408 registered sex offenders in the United States, and over 100,000
are lost in the system (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, 2012)

Child Porn

More than 30% of the searches conducted in eDonkey P2P network are related to child
sexual abuse. Thorn. (2015)Child Pornography Statistics. Thorn. [Online] [Accessed 29

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2015] https://www.wearethorn.org/child-pornography-and-abuse-statistics/

As of December 2012, NCMEC's child victim identification program has reviewed and
analyzed more than 80 million child pornography images since it was created in
2002. (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 2012)

There has been a 774% increase in the number of child pornography images and videos
reviewed through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Childrens Child Victim
Identification Program (1.98 million images/videos) to 2011 (17.3 million images/videos). (NCMEC data
illustrate the explosion. Child Victim Identification Program (CVIP), 2005- reviewed 1.98 million child pornography
images and videos. 2008 8.6 million, a four-fold increase in three years. 2010 13.6 million, 2011 17.3 million.)

Statistics: Youth & Porn (older archives available

here)

A 2016 meta-analysis of pornography research reveals adolescent pornography

consumption is significantly associated with stronger gender-stereotypical sexual
beliefs, earlier sexual debut, increased casual sex behavior, and increased sexual
aggression both as perpetrators and victims (Peter J, Valkenburg P M. Adolescents and
pornography: a review of 20 years of research. J of Sex Research. 2016; 53(4-5), 509-531.)

Of sexually explicit content produced children aged 15 years of younger:

85.9% of content was created using a webcam

93.1% of content featured young girls

89.9% of the total images and videos were distributed on third party websites.
Internet Watch Foundation. (2015) Emerging Patterns and Trends Report #1: Youth-Produced Sexual Content. Internet
Watch Foundation, in partnership with Microsoft.

32% of teens admit to intentionally accessing nude or pornographic content online.

Of these, 43% do so on a weekly basis. TruResearch (2012) Covenent Eyes 2015 Pornography
Statistics. [Accessed 29th December 2015] http://www.covenanteyes.com/lemonade/wpcontent/uploads/2013/02/2015-porn-stats-covenant-eyes.pdf

Only 12% of parents know their teens are accessing pornography. TruResearch
(2012) Covenent Eyes 2015 Pornography Statistics. [Accessed 29

th

December

2015] http://www.covenanteyes.com/lemonade/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2015-porn-stats-covenant-eyes.pdf

Among youth 12years to 14years, 88% in the United States used the
Internet. [26] 2008 World Internet Project survey of 13 countries revealed that among youth 12years to 14
years, 88% in the United States used the Internet, http://www.cdmc.ucla.edu/KS_Media_biblio_files/ Guan &
Subrahmanyam 2009.pdf (accessed June 6, 2014 ).

93.2% of boys and 62.1% of girls have seen online pornography before age 18.
(http://www.familysafemedia.com/pornography_statistics.html - accessed June 6, 2014).

The mean age of first exposure to Internet pornography is 14.8(girls) and 14.3
(boys). [28] Chiara Sabina, Janis Wolak, and David Finkelhor, The Nature and
Dynamics of Internet Pornography Exposure for Youth, CyberPsychology &
Behavior 11, no. 6 (December 2008): 691-693. The current study used an online
survey to question a convenience sample of college students about experiences
with online pornography before age 18. . . . Overall, 72.8% of participants. . . . Most
exposure began when youth were ages 14-17, and boys were significantly more
likely to view online pornography more often and to view more types of
images. . . .Girls were significantly more likely than boys . . . to report never looking
for pornography on purpose. . . .(http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/cpb.2007.0179 accessed June 6, 2014).

At least 44,000 primary school children and 473,000 children between ages of 6
and 17 accessed an adult website, mostly offshore, in the month of December 2013
from a computer. (http://www.atvod.co.uk/newsconsultations/news
consultationsnews/Atvodpublishesresearchshowingscaleofunderage
accesstoadultwebsites (accessed June 6, 2014). The AVTOD Association for
Television on Demand) research tracked the actions of youth using the internet
from a desktop or laptop in December 2013. The research did not track youth

accessing Internet pornography from smart phones. Most of the major offshore
adult services are unregulated and allow free, unrestricted access to hard core
porno to visitors of any age, including children. This includes 23 of the 25 adult
websites most commonly accessed from the UK.)

Teens are at a great risk of developing a pornography addiction as their brains are
still developing. Riemersma J. & Sytsma M. A New Generation of Sexual Addiction. Sexual Addiction and
Compulsivity, 2013 Oct; 20(4): 306-322,
athttp://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/usac/2013/00000020/00000004/art00006?crawler=true

Of an online sexual imagery survey, 97% of boys had viewed pornography.

Of those, 23% said they tried to stop watching it but could not.

13% reported content they watch has become more and more extreme.

7% sought professional help because they felt their porn habit was getting out of
control. Riemersma J. & Sytsma M. A New Generation of Sexual Addiction. Sexual Addiction and
Compulsivity, 2013 Oct; 20(4): 306-322,
athttp://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/usac/2013/00000020/00000004/art00006?crawler=true

Of an online sexual imagery survey, 80% of girls aged 16-20 had watched pornography.

Of those, 8% felt they could not stop watching it.

10% said the content they watch has become more extreme. Riemersma J. & Sytsma M. A
New Generation of Sexual Addiction.Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, 2013 Oct; 20(4): 306-322,
at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/usac/2013/00000020/00000004/art00006?crawler=true

Weekly pornography viewing is significantly associated with inconsistent condom use

with casual partners, engaging in anal intercourse and sexting. Tracy Parish, Studies shed light on
sexual behavior of teenagers, Burnet Institute, 10/9/14,
athttp://www.burnet.edu.au/news/435_burnet_studies_shed_light_on_sexual_behaviour_of_teenagers

Eight out of ten 18 year olds think it is too easy for young people to accidentally see
pornography online. Tracy Parish, Studies shed light on sexual behavior of teenagers, Burnet Institute, 10/9/14,
at http://www.burnet.edu.au/news/435_burnet_studies_shed_light_on_sexual_behaviour_of_teenagers

Almost half (46%) of teenagers say sending sexual or naked photos or videos is
part of everyday life for teenagers nowadays.

Seven out of 10 (72%) 18 year olds say pornography leads to unrealistic attitudes
to sex and that pornography can have a damaging impact on young peoples views
of sex or relationships.

Two thirds of young women (66%) and almost half of young men (49%) agree, it
would be easier growing up if pornography was less easy to access

http://enough.org/stats-youth-and-porn
http://enough.org/stats_exploitation
http://enough.org/statistics
https://nobullying.com/is-watching-porn-illegal/