Category: Pornography
6 Ways the Mainstream Porn Industry Fuels Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse is an atrocity that goes against the very nature of human dignity. While widely acknowledged, the role of pornography in fueling child sexual abuse remains unknown to many around the world. Yet, when taking into account the common themes of mainstream pornography, which include teen, children, and incest, it is not difficult to see that child sexual abuse and the porn industry have closer ties than one might be aware of.
Read MoreCombating Online Pornography: PACE Cites the Work of the ECLJ
This resolution includes several of our recommendations. PACE therefore calls on States to “take specific measures to protect young children from premature exposure to the digital environment given their vulnerability to, inter alia, violent, sexual or pornographic content” (4.3). These measures include introducing mandatory and effective age verification on websites (4.1), increasing the awareness and responsibility of parents and other educators with regard to child exposure to online pornography (4.2 and 4.5), and also making stakeholders in the technology industry, who are accountable for protecting children, more responsible.
Read MoreHow Porn Grooms Children to Accept Violence and Abuse in Relationships
Kids, in unprecedented numbers, are watching extremely violent porn. This is how porn grooms children to accept abuse in relationships.
Read MoreCalifornia Dems Water Down Bill To Make Buying Child Sex A Felony
A California bill that would make purchasing child sex a felony up from a misdemeanor moved forward on Tuesday, but not before Democrats made significant changes.
Read MoreIdaho governor signs law banning pornographic material for children at libraries
HB 710 forbids both freestanding and school libraries from giving minors any material “harmful” to them, including visual representations “of a person or portion of the human body that depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse” or written depictions of “sexual excitement, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse.”
Read MoreNew Florida law requires age verification for online pornography, restricts social media for children
House Bill 3, signed on March 25 by Governor Ron DeSantis, will also require ‘age verification’ for “pornographic or sexually explicit websites,’ a news release stated.
Read MoreHow Ethical Is “Ethical Porn,” Really?
It’s becoming less of a secret that the mainstream porn industry has a history of exploitation. For that reason, many people argue in favor of so-called ‘ethical porn’. They claim it guarantees performers’ consent, fair pay, and enjoyment.
But is ethical porn really exploitation-free? Let’s discuss.
Porn At Work?
These are understandable reasons to search for an outlet from the difficulties at work, but watching porn at work carries with it the potential risk to impact work relationships, productivity, and integrity.
Read More99.3% of Surveyed Women and Girls Report Experiencing Sexual Violence
This 2021 survey from the UK found that an estimated 99.3% of female respondents reported being repeatedly subjected to sexual violence including assaults, harassment, and rape.
Read MoreAge Verification for Porn Sites Is Constitutional — and Necessary
The Fifth Circuit got it right in its ruling on Texas’s new age-verification law. Other states should take heed.
Read MoreDeSantis Signs Bill Limiting Social-Media Use for Minors under 16 into Law
The bill, once it becomes law on January 1, will ban children under 14 from accessing social-media accounts and require parental permission for children ages 14-15. It will also prohibit minors from accessing “pornographic or sexually explicit” websites, as well as require anonymous and standard age verification for young users.
Read MorePornhub Quits Texas Over Age Verification Law
Pornhub and its affiliates stopped accepting online traffic from Texas on Friday, protesting the state’s policy forcing pornography companies to verify the age of their viewers.
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