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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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Is it True that Everyone Watches Porn?

Here's something to consider: no one needs porn. Guys don't need porn. Women don't need porn. People can choose for themselves.

Fight the New DrugApril 28, 2022

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The Philippines Just Increased the Age of Consent from 12 to 16 Years Old

Until recently, the Philippines had one of the lowest ages of sexual consent. Now, in an effort to protect minors, the age of consent has been raised…

Fight the New DrugApril 26, 2022

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Is it Insecure to Not Be Okay With a Partner’s Porn Habit?

Some partners who voice their concerns about porn in their relationships report being labeled as "insecure" or "crazy." Are their worries founded?

Fight the New DrugApril 26, 2022

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14 Real Confessions from Porn Site Content Moderators

What are moderators' experiences working for porn sites that rely on user-uploaded content? Here are 14 quotes from real porn moderators talking about their jobs.

Fight the New DrugApril 26, 2022

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How Long Has Porn Existed, and How Is It Different Today?

Though it is old, Pompeii isn’t even the oldest example of sexual images carved out of stone or painted on walls.

Fight the New DrugApril 25, 2022

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“Do I Have a Porn Problem?” This Questionnaire May Help You Find Out

If watching porn is so common, when exactly does consuming porn become problematic, compulsive, or even addictive? This "test" can help you find out.

Fight the New DrugApril 20, 2022

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31,000 People Applied to Get Paid to Watch Porn—Here’s Why They’ll Regret It

The porn reviewers who think they're signing up for an easy, sexy job will likely be subject to view hours of the most violent content out there.

Fight the New DrugApril 20, 2022

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Deepfake Porn Videos of Celebrities are Just Another Form of Sexual Exploitation

Studies find that 99% of deepfake porn videos are of celebrities, like Kristen Bell, who have been featured in content they didn't consented to.

Fight the New DrugApril 19, 2022

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Porn Fuels Cycles of Loneliness in Consumers, Study Shows

Those who viewed porn were more likely to experience loneliness, and those who were experiencing loneliness were more likely to view porn.

Fight the New DrugApril 19, 2022

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“My Uncle Is One Of My Fans”: Real Horror Stories from OnlyFans Creators

These are just a few of the less-than-ideal situations that have happened on OnlyFans, either with creators or their subscribers.

Fight the New DrugApril 15, 2022

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Porn Can Hurt the Quality of Your Relationships

How does watching porn fit in with our biological instinct to connect with others? The fact is—not so well.

Fight the New DrugApril 14, 2022

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Study Suggests that Porn is Influencing Women to be More Submissive During Sex

According to their findings, researchers suggest that porn can directly affect women's real-life sexual behaviors, showing that porn-consuming women tend to take on sexual scripts of submissiveness.

Fight the New DrugApril 14, 2022

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Norwegian Police Investigation Found Seattle-Based Porn Sites that Profit from Child Sex Abuse Livestreams

An ongoing investigation has led Norwegian police to a Seattle-based conglomerate that profits from livestreamed sexual abuse of children—and could likely be storing a large number of…

Fight the New DrugApril 14, 2022

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In Order to Fight Child Sex Abuse, We Need to Stop Fetishizing It

While the sexualization of youth goes beyond porn, porn today plays a huge role in spreading it. In porn, the fetishization of the underage is blatant.

Fight the New DrugApril 14, 2022

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Homepages of 3 Popular Porn Sites Heavily Feature Sexual Violence, Study Finds

This largest study of online porn to date raises questions about the extent of sexually violent, nonconsensual, and even criminal material freely available on mainstream porn websites.

Fight the New DrugApril 13, 2022

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