Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
According to one report on domestic minor sex trafficking, survivors indicate that they were sometimes “advertised” on porn sites.
Of domestic minor trafficking victims who had been forced into porn production, the average age they began being filmed was 12.8 years old.
Over 90% of police officers report that self-generated intimate images of minors are common in their investigations of CSEM.
While most porn consumers are generally unconcerned about the potential mistreatment of porn performers, about 70% of porn consumers who do learn about mistreatment in the porn industry take some form of action to combat it, including changing their porn habits.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to express an intent to rape.
Sex trafficking is a commercial sex act that is brought about by force, fraud, or coercion, or where someone under 18 is involved.
59% of online victim recruitment in active sex trafficking cases in the U.S. occurred on Facebook.
While many LGBTQ+ youth turn to porn to learn more about their own sexuality, porn often fetishizes, misrepresents, and exploits LGBTQ+ people in damaging ways.
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