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Former teacher spared jail after seeking stories about underage boys
By Wade Stephens and Lua IkenasioA former school teacher in Victoria's north-west has been handed an 18-month community corrections order after pleading guilty over child abuse material.
#ChildAbuse #SexualOffences #Courts #Pornography #WadeStephens #LuaIkenasio
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Our new psychometric study on compulsive pornography use has been published in BMC Psychology. Congratulations to Terezie Babilonová and the rest of the team!
Freely available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-05328-1
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I was once ashamed to admit I’d been strangled nonconsensually during sex. Now I’m speaking up to save women’s lives | Hannah Ferguson
By Hannah FergusonYoung men are being taught that acts with the potential to kill are erotic. The Albanese government must urgently regulate big tech and criminalise pornography depicting strangulation
#Sexualconsent #Pornography #Sex #Youngpeople #Australianews #Sexuality #TheGuardian #HannahFerguson
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Plibersek indicates support for ban on choking in pornography
By Ewa StaszewskaThe federal government is facing pressure to outlaw strangulation and suffocation in pornography, mimicking a UK ban.
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #Pornography #EwaStaszewska
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A 16-year-old girl has died from suspected sexual choking. How do we come to terms with this? | Lucy Clark
By Lucy ClarkWe can no longer deny that many children get their sex education from online pornography. But the normalisation of violence can lead to tragedy
#Australianews #Youngpeople #Pornography #Sexualconsent #TheGuardian #LucyClark
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117121067240680707
Stop calling it "child porn."
If you don't like "#CSAM," you can refer to it as "#crime scene depictions" or similar.
Comparing these #illegal #images to #pornography does a disservice to both #sexWorkers and to crime #victims.
I believe you understand why #words are important, or I wouldn't have bothered.
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DATE: August 21, 2026 at 08:00AM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: What psychological science actually says about pornography and addiction
URL: https://www.psypost.org/what-psychological-science-actually-says-about-pornography-and-addiction/
Porn is a topic we tend to avoid talking about – whether it be at school, work or around the dinner table.
But in Australia, roughly three-quarters of men (76%) and more than one-third of women (41%) report to have looked at pornographic material in the past year.
And among Australians aged 15-20, more than half (54%) of young men and one in seven (14%) young women report accessing porn weekly.
You may have heard the term “porn addiction” used to describe the excessive consumption of porn, in ways that disrupt a person’s life or the lives of those around them.
But is porn actually addictive? Current research suggests the answer is rather complicated.
The debate about porn
For many people, watching porn is a fairly typical behaviour. Others, however, consider it to be problematic.
A 2025 inquiry examined the effects of porn on people’s mental, emotional and physical health. It concluded porn is not inherently harmful. It may, however, impact people differently depending on what it depicts, who consumes it and how it is consumed.
Excessive porn use may become a problem if it affects how a person functions in daily life. To describe this, researchers and clinicians use the term problematic porn use. This refers to the inability to control one’s porn consumption despite repeated attempts to do so, and experiencing negative consequences as a result.
A global survey found 3%–15% of people potentially experience problematic porn use. And these difficulties are generally more common among men.
What causes it?
Problematic porn use is a complex issue and is influenced by various factors. These include pre-existing neurodevelopmental and mental health conditions, such as ADHD or depression. Certain personality traits such as impulsivity, low self-control and novelty seeking may also contribute.
Social and cultural factors such as low relationship satisfaction, social isolation and religious influences are also relevant. And people who feel lonely or lack emotional support are more at risk of developing this issue.
For many people with problematic porn use, consuming porn can become a vicious cycle that draws attention away from their relationships and daily responsibilities. For example, a person’s excessive porn use could see them lose their job due to poor performance. They may also become isolated from friends and family. These consequences often worsen their mental health and daily functioning, making it even harder to control their porn consumption.
People can experience problematic porn use in different ways. Researchers have suggested several key presentations including:
• compulsivity, defined as a strong, hard-to-resist urge for porn, particularly to relieve built-up tension or anxiety
•• impulsivity, which leads to speedy, spontaneous engagements with porn without considering consequences, for instance using porn on a work computer
•• emotional dysregulation, when a person turns to porn to manage difficult emotions such as stress, boredom or loneliness
•• addiction-like experiences, such as having intense cravings and/or needing more extreme content to feel satisfied.
•Is porn actually addictive?
Problematic porn use is currently considered a type of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder. Such disorders are characterised by an inability to control intense, repetitive sexual impulses for at least six months, to the point of neglecting daily responsibilities.
At this stage, problematic porn use is not formally recognised as an addiction. It is not included as an addiction in the WHO’s International Classification of Diseases or the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Illnesses, two international systems used to define and diagnose medical conditions.
Importantly, research on this topic has grown dramatically since these manuals came out. Evidence, including a recent international review, suggests problematic porn use can in some cases function like an addiction.
There are mounting calls to classify problematic porn use as a behavioural addiction, which would put it in the same category as other addictive online behaviours, such as gambling and gaming disorders. These behaviours light up similar areas of the brain’s reward system. However, activities such as drinking water trigger a similar response, so it’s important to consider this research in context.
The recent landmark social media addiction trial in the United States ruled that tech giants Meta and Google had engineered their platforms to be intentionally addictive. Similar design components are also used on many popular tube-sites – free platforms where porn videos are uploaded and watched. Modern internet porn offers unlimited access to sexual novelty by allowing people to “tab-switch” and continually seek new content during so-called “binges”. Research shows both behaviours may be risk factors for problematic porn use.
However, there is reason to be cautious about describing problematic porn use as an addiction. Research consistently shows many people self-identify as being addicted to porn, even if their use is infrequent and generally under control. This is due to moral incongruence, which is when a person holds strong moral or religious beliefs against pornography, but continues to use it. This can cause significant distress or a strong sense of feeling addicted, even with controlled use, and has been linked to several underlying mental health conditions.
What you can do
If you or a loved one feels like your porn use is problematic, here are some practical steps you can take.
• unpack what’s driving this behaviour to ensure you get the right treatment. For example, is it a genuine loss of control, moral conflicts about porn use and/or underlying conditions such as depression?
•• contact a qualified professional who specialises in problematic porn use. Psychologists can assess whether your consumption is more compulsive, impulsive or addiction-like. They can suggest evidence-based treatments, such as cognitive behavioural therapy. Sexologists and sex therapists can also help you understand how you engage with porn and develop healthier behaviours
•• be aware there is a significant amount of misinformation in this space, including from unqualified therapists and coaches who do not use evidence-based approaches
•• broach any conversation about porn use with respect and care, as this topic can carry strong feelings of shame, fear or guilt.
•For urgent support, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636.
Correction: this article originally stated the number of young women accessing porn weekly was one-fifth. This has been corrected to state one in seven.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/what-psychological-science-actually-says-about-pornography-and-addiction/
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Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians
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This R-Rated Film Studio Wants to Be the HBO of AI
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
All the governments of the world adopt elaborate methods of concealing truths which they consider undesirable, and inflict various forms of penalty upon those who spread knowledge which is thought bad for the population This applies especially to knowledge of the kind which is considered seditious, and the kind which is considered obscene. I shall not give instances, since, if I did, I should myself fall under the ban of the law.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Education and the Social Order [Education and the Modern World], ch. 1 “The Individual versus the Citizen” (1932)More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/853…
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‘I felt sick that he was near my mum’: a top amputation surgeon had his own legs removed due to a fetish. Were his patients safe?
By Jenny KleemanNeil Hopper was celebrated for continuing to do his job despite the loss of his lower limbs. But what the people he was treating didn’t know was that his injuries were self-inflicted. Now they and their families are asking questions
#Crime #UKcriminaljustice #Cornwall #UKnews #Doctors #Health #NHS #Hospitals #Pornography #Society #TheGuardian #JennyKleeman
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South Korea's success in tech has a dark side: Women suffer rampant "digital sex crimes," rights groups say, with AI-generated deepfakes as the newest threat. Some women are becoming web sleuths to fight back. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/asia-pacific/crime-legal/korea-women-ai-deepfake-porn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #deepfakes #pornography #sexcrimes
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Excessive time spent online linked to stress and worse mood – study
By Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondentGerman study surveyed adults who engage in gaming, pornography and online shopping
#Internet #Pornography #Mentalhealth #Worldnews #Technology #Germany #Science #Neuroscience #Psychology #TheGuardian #TobiThomasHealth #inequalitiescorrespondent
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Excessive time spent online linked to stress and worse mood – study https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/29/excessive-time-spent-online-linked-to-stress-and-worse-mood-study #Internet #Pornography #MentalHealth #WorldNews #Technology #Germany #Science #Neuroscience #Psychology
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Drunken #BottleWars, #Pornography, #Monkeywrenching... These are some of the many reasons I won't be running for office anytime soon. Plus, I HATE MEETINGS!
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Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem
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Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram have served thousands of ads for AI "nudify" apps in breach of the company's policies, delivered by one of its few advertising partners in China, according to one nonprofit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/27/tech/instagram-facebook-ai-nudify-ads-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #socialmedia #china #facebook #meta #instagram #markzuckerberg #pornography
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‘The bed you thought was safe, isn’t safe’: how Zoe Watts survived drug-facilitated rape – and fought back
By Anna MooreFor years, her husband was adding sedatives to her evening cup of tea. Now, with fellow survivor Amanda Stanhope, she is lifting the lid on a hidden and diabolical crime
#Rapeandsexualassault #Society #Women #GislePelicot #GislePelicotrapetrial #Crime #Pornography #TheGuardian #AnnaMoore
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Associated Press: What to know about the Tate brothers, social media influencers facing rape and trafficking charges. “Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said the new charges relate to four further victims and were brought after authorities received evidence from Bedfordshire Police in southeastern England. The charges include rape, assault, trafficking and offenses relating to ‘indecent […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/07/19/associated-press-what-to-know-about-the-tate-brothers-social-media-influencers-facing-rape-and-trafficking-charges/ -
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Dangerous bedroom trend is giving young British women silent brain damage, expert warns
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Use of VPNs to bypass age checks on porn sites to be investigated by Australia’s eSafety watchdog
By Josh Taylor Technology reporterOnline safety regulator monitoring compliance of top 30 adult sites after age verification laws introduced in March
#Technology #Australianews #Internet #Pornography #Socialmedia #Socialmediaban #JoshTaylorTechnologyreporter
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‘Unfair’ to legit users? DICT mulls banning Telegram
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404 Media: ‘The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:’ Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans. “Messages from strangers and acquaintances are often the first way targets of abuse imagery learn that images of them are spreading online. Not only is the material disturbing itself — everyone, it seems, has already seen it. Someone was making sexually explicit images of [Kylie] […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/12/the-most-dejected-ive-ever-felt-harassers-made-nude-ai-images-of-her-then-started-an-onlyfans-404-media/ -
Mashable: Rule34dle is a game that mashes up Wordle and smutty cartoon art . “Like Wordle, Rule34dle is a game, but distinctly different. When you go on the site, you’ll be paired with two fictional franchise characters (like Pokémon) and told how many pornographic posts exist of the one on the left. The number of smutty posts for the character on the right is hidden. You must guess which of […]
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Who REALLY Watches Porn? 4 Surprising Truths
Originally Published on November 4th, 2025 at 08:00 amWhen we think about who watches pornography, stereotypes often paint a simple, one-dimensional picture.
These assumptions, however, are largely based on older research that relied on self-report surveys, a method notoriously prone to bias when dealing with a stigmatized topic. What happens when you set aside what people say they do and instead look at what they actually do online?
A massive new study did just that. Using objective, anonymized web-tracking data from 1,933 individuals across five countries, researchers identified 392 pornography consumers, providing one of the most accurate and nuanced portraits of this group to date.
The results challenge many deeply held beliefs about age, gender, politics, and online behavior.
This article distills the four most counter-intuitive truths from this groundbreaking research, revealing a reality that is far more complex and fascinating than the stereotypes suggest.
1. Viewers Are Creatures of Habit, Not Explorers
The internet seems to offer an endless buffet of adult content, leading to the belief that pornography use is a relentless quest for novelty. The data, however, paints a picture not of explorers, but of creatures of habit.
The study found that consumption is highly concentrated on a few dominant platforms, such as Pornhub, Xvideos, and Xhamster.
The most surprising statistic revealed a strong sense of brand loyalty and routine. Approximately 46% of users visited only a single, unique adult website during the entire three-month study period.
This behavior suggests that for nearly half of all viewers, pornography is less about exploration and more about visiting a familiar, trusted source.
As the researchers note:
This suggests that pornography consumption is not as exploratory as assumed but rather characterized by routine engagement with familiar providers.
This finding is significant because it reframes consumption as a routine online habit, much like checking a favorite news site or social media platform, rather than a relentless quest for new stimulation.
2. It’s Not Just a Young Person’s Game
Conventional wisdom says porn is a young person’s fixation, a habit that fades with age.
The data shows this is simply not true.
Objective tracking reveals that pornography consumption is common across all age groups. It goes from young adulthood well into the 60s and beyond.
The data shows a clear trend, with consumption peaking among people in their 30s before seeing its most pronounced decline after age 60.
However, the study’s key takeaway is that these variations between most adult age groups aren’t large enough to be statistically significant. This means, for the most part, engagement remains remarkably stable throughout adulthood.
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Pornography isn’t just a phenomenon of the “digitally native” youth. It’s an integrated part of online habits for a wide and diverse range of adults.
3. Political Ideology is Surprisingly Irrelevant
In a hyper-partisan world, it’s easy to assume our media habits, even private ones, fall along political lines. But when it comes to pornography, a person’s political ideology is surprisingly irrelevant.
When researchers compared who watches porn and non-watchers based on their self-reported political ideology on a scale from left to right, they found no statistically significant difference between the two groups.
In simple terms, knowing a person’s political leaning gives you no predictive power in guessing whether or not they consume pornography. The user base is ideologically diverse and spans the entire political spectrum.
But the research did uncover an interesting twist. While personal ideology didn’t matter, media consumption habits showed a small but statistically significant difference. The study found pornography users tended to have slightly more centrist and balanced partisan media diets compared to non-users.
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4. The Gender Gap is More Complicated Than You Think
One stereotype the data confirms is men are the primary consumer of pornography.
But that’s where the simplicity ends.
Digging into the web-tracking data revealed crucial nuances, showing female engagement is “more substantial than previously estimated” and challenging the idea of pornography as an exclusively male domain. This was especially clear when looking at cross-country variations.
In Spain, for example, women constitute nearly 30% of pornography users.
The study hypothesizes this may be linked to the country’s significant progress in gender equality, such as being the first nation to create a Ministry of Equality in 2004 and the third to legalize same-sex marriage in 2005, suggesting cultural shifts can directly influence female consumption patterns.
The study also produced fascinating data on same-sex content.
It found that 16.5% of male users watched gay pornography. A figure significantly higher than the 5-10% of men who typically identify as gay or bisexual in surveys.
This complexity extends to lesbian content, which the study found was consumed by a higher percentage of male users (15.4%) than female users (9.4%), further challenging simple assumptions about consumption, gender, and sexual orientation.
Conclusion
The objective, behavioral data from this study makes one thing clear: the reality of pornography consumption is far more complex, habitual, and ideologically diverse than common stereotypes suggest.
It is a widespread digital behavior that cuts across demographics in ways we are only just beginning to understand.
As objective data continues to pull back the curtain on our private digital lives, what other deeply held assumptions about human behavior will be the next to fall?
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Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online - Artificial intelligence apps generating fake nudes, amid other privacy concerns, make “sh... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/technology/personaltech/ai-kids-photos.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #childabuseandneglect #tiktok(bytedance) #instagraminc #socialmedia #pornography #sexcrimes #parenting
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Heh... Could this be the plot of the next #SouthPark episode?
#Oklahoma’s #TrumpLoving, #BibleThumping Superintendent Faces #Porn Probe
Two Oklahoma board of education members said #RyanWalters was not apologetic after a video of naked women played in his office during a state meeting
by Naomi LaChance, July 26, 2025
"An investigation is underway in Oklahoma after a television screen in the #MAGA state school superintendent’s office reportedly showed a video of nude women during an executive session of the State Board of Education on Thursday.
"The images reportedly appeared on a screen in the office of Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s far-right Superintendent of Public Instruction. Walters previously told schools to teach #TheBible and #TenCommandments, demanded students watch him pray for Donald Trump, and named #transphobe #ChayaRaichik to a state education committee. He also tried to use state money to purchase #bibles for classrooms that matched the specifics of those marketed by the president and his family.
"As you might expect, Walters has led a crusade against '#pornography' in #SchoolLibraries.
"Two members of the Oklahoma board of education said they were shocked at what they saw on the screen on Thursday.
" 'I was like, ‘Those are naked women,' board member Becky Carson told The Oklahoman. 'And then I was like, ‘No, wait a minute. Those aren’t naked, surely those aren’t naked women. Something is playing a trick on my eye. Maybe they just have on tan body suits. … This is just really bizarre.'
" 'I saw them just walking across the screen, and I’m like, 'no.' I’m sorry I even have to use this language, but I’m like, ‘Those are her nipples.’ And then I’m like, ‘That’s pubic hair.’ What in the world am I watching? I didn’t watch a second longer.' "
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CW: Nudity Perverts
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The Surprising Way #Porn Really Affects You, Explained by a #Urologist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhYNnLrNomo
Dr. Rena Malik, urologist and #pelvic surgeon, examines the complex realities of #pornography use, exploring #scientificevidence on its potential benefits and risks for individuals and #couples. She discusses motivations behind porn consumption, its effects on #brainchemistry, #sexualhealth, and #relationships, as well as the impacts of #moralbeliefs, #shame, and problematic use.
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She Was a Child Instagram Influencer. Her Fans Were Grown Men. - “Jacky Dejo” was introduced to social media by her parents as a snowboarding prodigy. Now... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/10/us/child-influencer.html #computersandtheinternet #childabuseandneglect #stmaarten(caribbean) #childpornography #playboymagazine #socialmedia #pornography #telegramllc #sexcrimes #onlyfans #andorra #spain
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Behind a Secretive Global Network of Non-Consensual #Deepfake #Pornography
> This #investigation also uncovered a fake #Clothoff CEO who was, in fact, an #AI -generated #image. The fake CEO notwithstanding, a trail of open source records reveals a loose #network of real companies with real people attached to them behind #Clothoff, #Nudify, #Undress, and #DrawNudes.
#news #fake #crime #porn #problem #nude #technology #software #internet
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Pornhub squarely targeted in bipartisan bill to regulate sex work online - Enlarge / Silhouette of person in front of laser-light projection. (credit: Getty | picturegarden) ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1731155 #adultentertainment #pornography #revengeporn #consent #pornhub #policy #fosta #sesta #sisea