Over 100 quick stats and findings from an ever-growing body of research that details the effects of porn for individuals, relationships, and society.
Despite porn’s promise of improving consumers’ sex lives, research shows that consuming porn is associated with decreased sexual satisfaction.
Research shows remarkable neurological similarities between substance addiction and compulsive pornography consumption.
If a porn performer is tricked, manipulated, or coerced during the production of porn, that is legally defined as sex trafficking.
99% of the individuals targeted in deepfake pornography are women.
According to an analysis of over 130,000 porn titles, “teen” is the most common word used in porn titles.
Research indicates that porn can fuel sexist attitudes in porn consumers.
Researchers have found that approximately 95% of the targets of violence or aggression in porn appeared either neutral to the abuse, or were depicted as responding with pleasure.
Research shows that while feeling guilt can motivate healthy change, feeling shame actually fuels problematic porn habits.
Research suggests that frequent porn consumers are more likely to victim-blame survivors of sexual violence.
Up to two thirds of children say they worry that AI could be used to create fake sexual images of themselves.
Qualitative research with current and former porn performers suggests that sexual exploitation and trafficking are common experiences in the porn industry.
According to one study, 79% of 18-21-year-olds had seen content involving sexual violence as a minor.
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