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15 Research-Packed Articles Illustrating Porn’s Harms

Why Porn Can Be Difficult To Quit

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How Porn Can Negatively Impact Love And Intimacy

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How Porn Can Fuel Sex Trafficking

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How Porn Can Become An Escalating Behavior

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How Porn Can Hurt A Consumer’s Partner

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How The Porn Industry Profits From Nonconsensual Content And Abuse

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How Porn Can Change The Brain

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How Porn Can Harm Consumers’ Sex Lives

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How Porn Can Promote Sexual Violence

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How Porn Can Affect The Brain Like A Drug

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How Porn Can Normalize Sexual Objectification

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Why Today’s Internet Porn Is Unlike Anything The World Has Ever Seen

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How Porn Can Contribute To An Unhealthy Cycle Of Stress

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How Porn Can Impact Mental Health And Fuel Loneliness

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How Porn Can Distort Consumers’ Understanding Of Healthy Sex

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Recent Articles

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New Data: AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Is Surging

New IWF and UNICEF data reveal a sharp rise in AI-generated child sexual abuse and show how technology-facilitated exploitation affects children worldwide.

Fight the New DrugOctober 21, 2026

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Trafficking and Coercion on OnlyFans: What Two UK Cases Reveal

Two UK cases reveal how OnlyFans can be weaponized for coercion, nonconsensual content, financial exploitation, and sexual abuse.

Fight the New DrugOctober 16, 2026

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I Almost Did Porn Because I Thought It’d Be Easy Money

"This is what porn did for me. It reduced me to feeling ashamed of myself because I didn't have the 'confidence' to hurt or humiliate men for…

Fight the New DrugOctober 16, 2026

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Understanding Sexual Scripts: How Porn Can Shape What You Want

Porn doesn’t just depict sex. Research suggests repeated exposure can influence expectations, sexual scripts, preferences, and patterns of escalation.

Fight the New DrugOctober 8, 2026

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When Porn Finds You: How Algorithms Lead to Porn Exposure

From social feeds and thirst traps to explicit creators and porn sites, how algorithms are facilitating porn exposure.

Fight the New DrugOctober 2, 2026

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Celebrities Who Have Spoken Out on Porn’s Harms

Any time a celebrity speaks up about porn’s harmful effects, countless more people have the opportunity to see what the research is saying.

Fight the New DrugSeptember 30, 2026

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“I Feel Amazing”: Real People Share How Their Sexual Health Improved by Quitting Porn

How can quitting porn improve your sexual health and intimate relationships? Hear from real people whose experiences show how quitting porn can improve sexual health and satisfaction.

Fight the New DrugSeptember 25, 2026

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A Sextortion Survivor Shares the Phone Call That Saved His Life

"Once they had the photos, everything changed. I didn't have the amount of money they were demanding, and I was terrified. It was the worst night of…

Fight the New DrugSeptember 22, 2026

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How Many Women Watch Porn?

The percentage of women who consume porn is increasing. By the end of 205 nearly 4 out of every 10 Pornhub consumers were female. What are they…

Fight the New DrugSeptember 18, 2026

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How 764 Online Extremist Network Uses Sexual Images to Control Kids

The 764 network shows how sextortion can go beyond money. Learn how offenders weaponize sexual images to exploit vulnerable young people.

Fight the New DrugSeptember 18, 2026

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What Betrayal Trauma from Porn Feels Like

Discover five real stories of betrayal trauma linked to pornography use. Learn how secrecy, broken trust, and emotional harm impact relationships—and why you’re not alone.

Fight the New DrugSeptember 15, 2026

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No, the Supreme Court Didn’t Legalize AI-Generated CSAM

The Supreme Court did not legalize AI-generated CSAM. Learn what the ruling actually says and why experts remain concerned about AI abuse.

Fight the New DrugSeptember 14, 2026

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AI Companions and the Future of Fake Intimacy

Explore how AI girlfriends and boyfriends, sexualized chatbots, and on-demand validation may impact relationships, loneliness, and sexual expectations.

Fight the New DrugSeptember 12, 2026

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How Meta Allowed AI Child-Abuse Ads

Researchers identified 332 Meta ads containing alleged child sexual abuse material, revealing how AI exploitation can move through mainstream platforms.

Fight the New DrugSeptember 10, 2026

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Think OnlyFans Is Different From Porn? Think Again.

OnlyFans changed how porn is marketed, not what it is. Discover what research and recent investigations reveal about its impact on people, relationships, and society.

Fight the New DrugSeptember 5, 2026

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How Porn Can Contribute to an Unhealthy Cycle of Stress

When a person is suffering from an addiction or compulsion, their stress response and their addiction can become intertwined in unhealthy ways, thus creating an unhealthy coping…

Fight the New DrugMay 26, 2024

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How Porn Can Harm Consumers’ Sex Lives

Ironically, despite porn’s promise of improving consumers’ sex lives, there is growing evidence that porn consumption is linked to sexual dysfunction and less sexual satisfaction.

Fight the New DrugMay 13, 2021

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Why Porn Can Be Difficult to Quit

When it comes to the topic of porn, one of the most common questions is whether or not it can actually be addictive. According to many addiction…

Fight the New DrugMay 14, 2024

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How Porn Can Affect the Brain Like a Drug

A deeper look into how the brain works reveals that addictions to harmful substances like tobacco have striking similarities to porn compulsion, including impaired decision-making.

Fight the New DrugMay 8, 2024

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How Porn Can Promote Sexual Violence

As few as 1 in 3 and as many as 9 in 10 porn videos depict sexual violence or aggression. That's especially concerning, considering that research indicates…

Fight the New DrugAugust 12, 2024

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How Porn Can Impact Mental Health and Fuel Loneliness

Many porn consumers use porn as a self-soothing technique when they’re feeling lonely or depressed, but research suggests that porn may actually fuel mental health issues, rather…

Fight the New DrugAugust 20, 2024

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How Porn Can Become an Escalating Behavior

Research indicates that porn consumers can become desensitized to porn, often needing to consume more porn, more extreme forms of porn, or consume porn more often in…

Fight the New DrugMay 20, 2024

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How Porn Can Normalize Sexual Objectification

Research indicates that consuming porn can normalize sexual objectification, which can have profound consequences in the ways porn consumers view and treat others.

Fight the New DrugAugust 2, 2024

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Why Today’s Internet Porn is Unlike Anything the World Has Ever Seen

Porn is incomparably more accessible and more extreme than anything available before the internet. A couple of ratty old centerfold magazines found in the park are nothing…

Fight the New DrugAugust 6, 2024

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How Porn Can Change the Brain

Because of neuroplasticity, our brains constantly change in healthy ways that help us learn and complete tasks more efficiently. Yet, supernormal stimuli such as porn can trigger…

Fight the New DrugAugust 30, 2024

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