Pornhub to introduce ‘government approved’ age checks in UK (BBC)

Pornhub and a number of other major adult websites have confirmed they will introduce enhanced age checks [age verification] for users from next month. Parent company Aylo says it is bringing in “government approved age assurance methods” but has not yet revealed how it will require users to prove they are over 18. Regulator Ofcom […]

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The impact of internet pornography addiction on brain function: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience   Shu, et al, 15 April 2025 Sec. Brain Health and Clinical Neuroscience, Volume 19 – 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1477914 Introduction: There is extensive awareness of internet pornography addiction. It not only affects the mental health of adolescents but also promotes criminal activity. However, the impact of internet pornography addiction on functional in the brain […]

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What Porn Took From Us

by Freya India Excerpt: “We learned the wrong things about love. We girls learned that sex is brutal; that men are predatory and insatiable; that the only way to be loved is to become a better object. That intimacy isn’t something to be clumsily stumbled through together, but a performance to be delivered, “content” to […]

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“Pornhub owner to suspend site in France in protest at new verification law”

Parent company Aylo criticizes requirement that adult website visitors must confirm age with credit card or ID document French visitors to the adult sites Pornhub, Youporn and RedTube will on Wednesday be greeted with a message denouncing the country’s age verification requirements, the company said on Tuesday. Parent company Aylo, in reaction to a French […]

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Prospective Association of Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety with Pornography Viewing Frequency Among Young Adults

Excerpt: Participants with comorbid depression and anxiety (vs. no depression or anxiety symptoms) had 2.72 (95% CI: 1.66–4.46) times the odds of frequent pornography viewing (one to several times/day) compared to never watching pornography. Archives of Sexual Behavior Chithra Singareddy1 · Sambid Shrestha1 · Amy Zheng1 · Bernard L. Harlow1 · Jessica L. Barrington‑Trimis2 · […]

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“Your Addiction, her Sexual Suffering”—A Qualitative Inquiry into the Effects of Compulsive Sexual Behaviors on Intimate Female Partners

Sexual Health & Compulsivity Fakri Seyed Aghamiria , Johannes M. Luetzb,c,d and Karenne Hillse ABSTRACT Recent research on sexual addiction (SA) and compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) has focused on areas of interpersonal and societal impacts. When SA/CSB is discovered in intimate partnerships, the offended partner may experience betrayal trauma (BT), which can manifest as Post-Traumatic […]

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