Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Research suggests that pornography can make young people more sexually illiterate —in other words, it’s actively spreading harmful misinformation about sex.
59% of online victim recruitment in active sex trafficking cases in the U.S. occurred on Facebook.
Women whose partners consume porn tend to experience more psychological distress, feel more objectified, have poorer body image, and are even more likely to develop eating disorder symptoms.
Qualitative research with current and former porn performers suggests that sexual exploitation and trafficking are common experiences in the porn industry.
Research shows that porn consumption is a significant predictor of sexual entitlement.
Research shows that mainstream porn featuring people of color often promotes racism by focusing on degrading stereotypes.
A 2021 study analyzed videos from popular porn sites and found that porn featuring Black people tends to perpetuate harmful racist stereotypes, disproportionately emphasize violence and aggression, and often depicts Black people as “worse than objects.”
Research shows remarkable neurological similarities between substance addiction and compulsive pornography consumption.
Of domestic minor trafficking victims who had been forced into porn production, the average age they began being filmed was 12.8 years old.
Research shows that porn consumers are more likely to forward intimate images without consent. Researchers suggest this may be because regular porn consumers tend to develop sexually objectifying attitudes towards others.
Research suggests that porn can influence women to be more submissive in sexual encounters.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to victim-blame survivors of sexual violence.
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