Fast Fact #83 - Fight the New Drug

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While not all porn features physical violence, even non-violent porn has been shown to be associated with negative effects like increased sexual aggression

Citations

Wright, P. J., Tokunaga, R. S., & Kraus, A. (2016). A meta-analysis of pornography consumption and actual acts of sexual aggression in general population studies. Journal of Communication, 66(1), 183-205. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12201

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According to an analysis of over 130,000 porn titles, “teen” is the most common word used in porn titles.

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Vera-Gray, F., McGlynn, C., Kureshi, I., & Butterby, K. (2021). Sexual violence as a sexual script in mainstream online pornography. The British Journal of Criminology, doi:10.1093/bjc/azab035

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Child sexual abuse material (also known as child pornography) is a more rampant issue than ever before, and is growing at alarming rates

Citations

Keller, M. H., & Dance, G. J. X. (2019). The internet is overrun with images of child sexual abuse. What went wrong?. New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/28/us/child-sex-abuse.html

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Feehs, K., & Wheeler, A. C. (2021). 2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report. Human Trafficking Institute. Retrieved from https://www.traffickinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2020-Federal-Human-Trafficking-Report-Low-Res.pdf

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