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Internet Pornography
Pornography itself is not new, it dates back thousands of years. Mass media, however, is new. This Entry tries to examine some of the issues around Internet pornography and, for those who make use of it, looks at some of the pitfalls and problems.

Internet Pornography - the Issues
Internet pornography has become so popular partly because it offers a level of anonymity never available before. While most people simply enjoy keeping their personal thoughts and interests private, others use this factor as a shield for dubious activities. A married man can reasonably keep his wife from discovering his dissatisfaction with their sex life; a paedophile can conceal his interest from family members and co-workers; and a teen can learn a great deal about the facts of life without his/her parents' knowledge simply by clicking a link saying s/he is older than s/he really is. What impact this ultimately has on society is a question for debate.

Internet porn is also available in much larger quantities than traditional porn and at a cheaper cost. For a few people, this may be a good case of having 'too much of a good thing'. Many psychologists believe it is possible to become addicted to online viewing of pornography. As with other addictions, this has the potential to cause problems in other aspects of life - like one's career, family relations, friendships and sense of self-esteem. Someone who feels they have become addicted to Internet porn should seek professional help and/or counselling.

There are also those people who feel that all pornography is exploitative in nature. They argue that pornography teaches viewers to treat some people as mere objects of lust instead of viewing them as individuals with feelings and unique personalities. Some such theorists feel that this effect is increased as greater quantities of porn are consumed, so Internet pornography represents an increased threat of social injustice in their minds.

Other people feel that Internet pornography is not culpable in this fashion. They argue that the worriers have a misplaced sense of cause and effect, and that people with prejudicial and over-simplified views of their preferred 'sex objects' are already predisposed towards pornography. They claim that such people are a very small minority of online porn viewers and that most consumers are well-adjusted citizens. They point to the fact that crimes like rape and domestic violence have not increased in any country at the same rate that Internet pornography has grown.

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