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An effort to standardise pornography-watching disorder (PWD)

The availability of internet-based pornography, especially among young adults, has raised concerns about its impact on health. There are no standardised diagnostic criteria for pornography addiction. Excessive internet pornography use is a new form of behavioural addiction, which differs from compulsive sexual behaviour disorder, as it is classified as an impulse control disorder rather than an addictive condition in the ICD-11 (International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics Eleventh Revision). Pornography addiction is not officially recognised as a disease due to ongoing debates among researchers about its definition and nature. The study aimed to fill this gap by applying adapted DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [Fifth Edition]) criteria to assess “pornography-watching disorder” (PWD).
The study aimed to deepen the understanding of PWD as a behavioural addiction and apply DSM-5 criteria to assess PWD. The findings emphasise the need for standardised diagnostic tools for PWD and propose targeted interventions, especially for high-risk groups. These results add to the ongoing debate about whether pornography addiction should be recognised as a distinct behavioural disorder.
https://www.jmir.org/2025/1/e49860

Latest Pornography statistics

According to various research Centres:
• 61% of the general population, ages 13-65, consume pornography
• 78% of men consume pornography
• 44% of women consume pornography
• 68% of 18–29-year-olds consume pornography in China
• 61% of Pornhub traffic comes from ages 18-34.
• 76.5% of students had accessed online sexual entertainment
• 97% of male and 36% of female Japanese students consumed pornography
• 95.9% of men and 59.1% of college students in the Czech and Slovak Republics consumed porn, (71.8% total)
• 58% of teens stumble on porn accidentally
• Most teens who view porn have been exposed to violent porn
• 67% of pastors have a personal history with pornography, while 18% of pastors in the United States currently struggle with pornography
• 52% of women view porn as a negative in their relationships
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Pornography Statistics

Total porn ban foreseen for the future

Legislators in the USA and Europe are contemplating banning adult websites entirely. These actions have significant, long-term as well as immediate effects. Millions of users install virtual private networks (VPNs) to conceal their locations, but many fake organisations distribute malicious applications disguised as genuine VPN services. In their efforts to protect their data, many unknowingly expose it to servers in China and Russia. New restrictions could hinder the functioning of VPN services. The U.K. government states it will continue monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act to safeguard children online effectively.
A UK poll revealed that 55% of UK adults support banning VPNs for under-18s. Some USA legislators intend to implement similar measures.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/11/08/porn-ban-google-issues-new-warning-for-all-smartphone-users/

Pornography causes lasting harm

There has been an increase in pornography use due to the rise of new technology.(1) A study done in 2018 found that 91.5% of men and 60.2% of women had consumed it in the previous month.(2) There is a big concern about the damage done to children as young as 10 years who view pornography.(3)

Porn use is detrimental in terms of behaviour, relationships, and mental and physical well-being. They also have trouble reducing or controlling their pornography use.(4)

Common damages done due to porn viewing:

  • Pornography reduces grey matter in the brain.(5)
  • Porn urges people to pursue content that was previously seen as disgusting(6)
  • Relationships suffer(7) (8)
  • Less sex in marriage and erectile dysfunction(9) (10)
  • Porn viewers engage in rule-breaking and aggressive behaviours(11) 

https://theconversation.com/pornography-may-be-commonplace-but-a-growing-body-of-research-shows-it-causes-lasting-harm-to-the-brain-and-relationships-249725

  1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-021-02090-w
  1. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2018.1532488
  1. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/teens-and-pornography
  1. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8010091
  1. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.93
  1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.11.046
  1. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2148155
  1. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2019.1654579
  1. https://doi.org/10.2196/32542
  1. https://doi.org/10.1185/030079904125003467
  2. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8100925

Late-Term Abortions Result In Live Births

• Late-term abortion is an act so heinous, nearly all Americans are opposed to it. What you may not know, however, is the staggering number of late-term abortions that result in a live birth, a fact the abortion industry works tirelessly to conceal.

• For years, abortion advocates have engaged in an aggressive campaign of lies,
attempting to gaslight the public into believing these abortions do not occur. When outright denial fails, they offer morally bankrupt justifications for the killing of viable children in the later stages of pregnancy.

• A recent study, titled Second-Trimester Abortion and Risk of Live Birth, published in the pro-abortion American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists tells the shocking truth.

• Researchers examined 13,777 abortions performed between 15- and 29-weeks’ gestation and found that a staggering 1,541 resulted in a live birth. That means 11.2% of these babies were born alive—only to be left to die without medical intervention or outright killed.

• We know that nearly 36% of babies born at 22 weeks survive with proper care, and 82% survive at 25… weeks. Many of the babies born alive in these botched abortion attempts could have lived if only they had been provided the life-saving treatment they deserved. Instead, they were abandoned to die. Some babies even survive at 21 weeks.

• The abortion-friendly media plays its part in this nightmare, carefully avoiding stories of premature babies who survive and thrive. They ignore advances in neonatal care that continue to push the limits of viability earlier and earlier, instead perpetuating the lie that these children are not yet human, not yet worthy of protection.

• The reality of late-term abortion is not just a political issue—it is a human rights crisis. If we are to call ourselves a civilized society, we must confront this evil and demand justice for the most vulnerable among us.

Late-Term Abortions Result in Live Births 

Paris – Comments on Criminal Law Amendment Bill to repeal the Sexual Offenses Act.

• We observe that prostitution is neither sex nor work, but constitutes in itself a form of violence against women:

• The repetition of sexual acts without physical desire, but instead experienced as the consequence of financial need, inequality or as an exploitation of vulnerability, constitutes sexual violence in and of itself.

• The vast majority of prostituted persons have suffered from violence, often sexual, before entering prostitution. Most of them are also victims of many forms of violence while in prostitution (physical, verbal, sexual, psychological.

• There is no “free” and “forced” prostitution: in reality, the sexual act obtained by sex buyers is always coerced. Coerced either by physical coercion of traffickers and pimps, or by the socio-economic coercion that pushes the most vulnerable women and girls into prostitutes.

• There will be no equality between women and men as long as men think that they can buy access to women’s bodies. Prostitution is a part of a continuing patriarchal tradition of making women’s bodies available for men’s benefit.

• Prostitution is based on multiple forms of inequalities: men’s domination over women, rich over poor, North over South, majority groups over minorities. Women from minorities, poor, migrant and marginalized groups form nearly the totality of the prostituted persons in prostitution all over the world.

• These realities also apply to South Africa. By reframing prostitution as a form of work, by normalizing the endless exploitation of women’s bodies as an acceptable income alternative, the government is sending an extremely sad message to its most vulnerable population, in particular women: if you are marginalized, we have nothing better to offer than being exploited in prostitution.

https://www.cap-international.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Comments-on-on-Criminal-Law-Amendment-Bill-to-repeal-the-Sexual-Offences-Act.pdf

USA- Recreational Marijuana Legalization and Workplace Injuries Among Younger Workers

A study by the department of economics from the universities of Wisconsin, San Diego state and Bentley, examines the relationship between the legalisation of recreational Cannabis and workplace injuries for workers aged 20-34. Since 2012, many US states have legalised recreational Cannabis, leading to increased adult use. The study’s findings suggest a concerning trend: states where recreational Cannabis sales are legal show a 10% increase in workplace injuries within this younger age group. This highlights the need for further research on the health and safety implications of Cannabis legalisation.
Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2815242

A cross sectional online survey on the reasons of detransitioning. (Germany)

In a sample of 237 participants, the large majority was female; 217 female (92%) for 20 male respondents (8%). Close to two thirds (65%) transitioned both socially and medically; 31% only socially. Out of the respondents who medically transitioned, 46% underwent gender affirming surgeries. Around half (51%) of the respondents started socially transitioning before the age of 18, and a quarter (25%) started medically transitioning before that age as well.
The most common reported reason for detransitioning was realized that the gender dysphoria was related to other issues (70%). The second one was health concerns (62%), followed by transition did not help the dysphoria (50%), found alternatives to deal with dysphoria (45%), unhappy with the social changes (44%), and change in political views (43%). At the very bottom of the list are: lack of support from social surroundings (13%), financial concerns (12%) and discrimination (10%).

Calls for Scotland to criminalise purchase of sex (UK)

CARE for Scotland is urging the Scottish government to push ahead with legislation that would target the demand side. It accused the Scottish government of “dragging its heels on the issue” and said it should follow the positive example of other countries like Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Canada that have already introduced similar laws penalising sex buyers. The Scottish government should take note of the “positive impact” of sex buyers’ laws in other countries where criminalising the purchase of sex while also mandating support for women who want to leave prostitution behind “ensures a deterrent to exploitation and help for the exploited”. said Michael Veitch of CARE [Christian Action Research and Education] “Claims by some that prostitution causes no harm to women have also been found to be an illusion. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe has been clear in this regard. To challenge trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, we should make it a criminal offence to purchase sexual services and ensure that programmes are in place to support women to exit prostitution.

New study shatters a long-standing myth about pornography (USA)

Research done by some of the world’s top behavioural addiction experts found that not only porn addicts but also behavioural addicts disapprove of the addiction they are trying to get rid of. Previous studies pushed by Josh Grubbs, created a powerful flawed buzzword that porn problems are likely just due to religious shame or moral disapproval, implicating that porn addiction is not real. Grubbs summed up his views in an extraordinary 2016 Psychology Today article, claiming that porn addiction is nothing more than religious shame, and not related to levels of porn use.
Grubbs and his colleagues never investigated whether other behavioural addicts also experience moral disapproval toward the activity they’re trying to eliminate. Moral disapproval from within themselves is part and parcel of all other behaviour addicts.
This misleading trend has persuaded many sexologists and psychologists that porn addiction is a doubtful concept. They ignored the evidence suggesting that porn addiction is as real as gambling and gaming addiction.