The bunny brand.
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The pornographic publication is getting back to basics in a battle for survival.
The original scroll on which the Marquis de Sade wrote the draft of ‘The 120 Days of Sodom.’
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Arguably the most obscene and offensive work of fiction ever written is going to be sold in America as a mainstream classic for the first time.
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Governments and campaigners are keeping schtum when it comes to webcamming. It’s time to break the silence.
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Pornography has been prescribed to treat ‘sexual disfunction’ for decades. Yet research shows that the vast majority of mainstream commercial porn is violent and degrading to women.
Young people who had sexually abused others said if they had received more help managing pornography, then they would have been less likely to develop the abusive behaviour.
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Pornography is having negative impacts on children and young people. And increased sexual violence among children is only the tip of the iceberg.
Virtual encounters are getting ever more realistic.
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If you find your partner having a virtual relationship with someone else – or with a computer-generated individual – is that the same as adultery?
Traditional policy responses are struggling to keep pace with new threats posed by new technologies.
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How real is the threat of pornography? And what are the most appropriate responses?
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The Digital Economy Bill would effectively create a hackable register of pornography users and block ‘unconventional’ material.
Do we need to panic about young people watching online porn?
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There’s no evidence that the increase in children committing sexual offences is because they watch online porn.
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When translating The 120 Days of Sodom, we had a duty to be just as rude, crude, and revolting as Sade.
Young actors give voice to what teenage boys think about porn – how often they watch it, who they watch it with and why.
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Drawing on surveys and group discussions with teenage boys about their use of pornography, Gonzo provides a window into young men’s experiences that’s in equal parts funny, engaging, and confronting.
When it comes to children and virtual reality, proceed with caution.
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There is no doubt that virtual reality is the next big thing. But for families with young children, it may be wiser to wait a little before leaping headlong into this new reality.
Children can easily be exposed to porn online.
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Online porn is big business and has plenty of adults viewing the content. But young children can also be exposed to porn, and much of that comes from accidental or unwanted exposure.
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When reality fails to match fantasy, relationships can suffer.
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Porn is probably not the most important cause of sexual harms for young people.
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This French film about upper middle-class teenagers having orgies gets to the heart of teen sex issues in the age of YouTube.
Mobile phones have many benefits. But they can also interrupt classes and distract pupils.
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More pupils in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa are taking smartphones to school. These can be useful learning tools – or terrible distractions.
For some teens, pornography is sex ed.
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Pornography has implications for public health, but scholars need to think critically about the issue and look past rhetoric.
Exploitation or empowerment?
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How sexual attraction to a disabled body is about more than just desires of the flesh.
Independent porn producer Gala Vanting at work: the adult film industry has moved from subscription sites to video-on-demand.
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Asking female porn directors to share their work for free on International Women’s Day is a backward step that masks industry inequalities.