Pornography use widespread among young Internet users
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10 May 2021, 00:18 GMT+10
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): Nearly four-fifths of 16 and 17-year-olds have encountered pornographic content on the Internet, which is a multibillion-dollar business.
Pornographic content is virtually ubiquitous on the Internet, and surveys suggest that 25 per cent of all searches lead to explicit content. Given the size of the market, it s not surprising that young people are drawn to such sites, which are only a couple of clicks away. The study was published in the journal Policy and Internet.
Professor Neil Thurman of the Department of Media and Communication (IfKW) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich, in collaboration with statistician Fabian Obster (Universitat der Bundeswehr Munchen), has carried out a study on the use of pornographic sites by young people. Based on a survey involving a sample of 1000 British adolescents, the survey also provides pointers for regulators and
78% of 16-17-year-old encounters porn on Internet in UK: Report
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London, May 8 : A new survey has revealed that 78 per cent of Internet users in the UK between the age of 16 and 17 reported that they had encountered pornographic content on the Internet.
The survey, published in the journal Policy and Internet, suggests that young consumers are also turning to social media portals for access to explicit material. Adolescent users of online pornography are more likely to be male. At present, the online pornography market is highly concentrated. It is dominated by a few global firms. Indeed, only a handful of websites account for the majority of consumption, said researcher Neil Thurman from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet.
Nearly four-fifths of 16- and 17-year-olds have encountered pornographic content on the Internet
Pornography is a multibillion-dollar business. Pornographic content is virtually ubiquitous on the Internet, and surveys suggest that 25% of all searches lead to explicit content. Given the size of the market, it s not surprising that young people are drawn to such sites, which are only a couple of clicks away.
Professor Neil Thurman of the Department of Media and Communication (IfKW) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich, in collaboration with statistician Fabian Obster (Universität der Bundeswehr München), has carried out a study on the use of pornographic sites by young people. Based on a survey involving a sample of 1000 British adolescents, the survey also provides pointers for regulators and legislators in Germany.
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Lawyers have begun judicial review proceedings against the government over allegations it failed to stop children in the UK watching online pornography.
Age verification for legal pornography sites was introduced under part 3 of the Digital Economy Act in 2017 but the government never enforced it.
Ministers have said the planned online harms bill will instead protect children by placing a burden on internet providers to protect users from “harms” including viewing pornography while under age.
But critics point out that this bill is currently only at white paper stage with no current date to bring it before parliament.