Virtually every major porn site has reportedly hosted and profited from trafficking, child sexual abuse material, image-based abuse, and/or degradation.
Sex trafficking is legally defined as a situation in which “a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age.” That means that sex trafficking doesn’t always involve kidnapping or physical force.
Some porn performers have sworn off incest-themed content altogether, regardless of how it affects their income—others aren’t so convicted.
Ideas that originated in slavery continue to be explicitly depicted in porn. Dr. Carolyn West uncovers the porn industry’s racist portrayals of Black people.
There is plenty of room for change in the porn industry, but even if extensive improvements did take place, research still shows the harms of porn itself and its deep connection to sex trafficking.
After a 16-year-old girl was sex trafficked from Bangladesh to India by a family friend, her mother set out to rescue her herself. This is the story of Asiya and Marium.
“I am a YouTuber who created a video regarding my journey with self-esteem and choosing to wear a bikini on the beach while overweight to battle the negative self-image.”
The porn industry fuels the demand for exploitation, trafficking, objectification, sexualized racism, sexual violence, and child abuse. Here’s how.
This study falls in line with what so many others are saying about porn—it promotes rape, and it sells anything but healthy consent practices.
If you’re someone who isn’t ready or willing to date someone who has struggled, that’s okay. Here at Fight the New Drug, we believe fighting against shame is part of the fight against porn.
GirlsDoPorn founder Michael Pratt pleads guilty to sex trafficking after exploiting hundreds of women—further revealing how the porn industry hides abuse and coercion behind the appearance of entertainment.
Over 2 years ago I found a video of myself on a free porn site. It was the first video I had ever been in, and I was only a few months away from turning 18.
