Accessing gambling and pornography sites may well get harder in Australia, if plans for mandatory age-verification go ahead. But there are already technical workarounds for determined web users.
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In today’s economy, adult video stars can’t rely on films alone to make their income. Here’s how they earn all of the rest.
We can teach young people to respond more critically to pornography, helping them assess and respond to pornography’s influence.
Cognitive neuroscience finds that regular consumption of pornography affects the centres of the brain responsible for will power, impulse control and morality.
There’s a strand of radical feminist thought that claims porn causes misogyny. So four researchers decided to test this idea – and descended on a porn expo to study the beliefs of the male attendees.
Most young women we interviewed said they gained pleasure watching sexually explicit material, but their focus was often on their male partner’s needs, desires and expectations, rather than their own.
A study of Instagram influencers has found most employ a highly sexualised aesthetic drawn from mainstream adult film. And many are subject to sexual harassment, ranging from aggressive comments to physical threats.
Describing non-consensual acts as pornography minimises the importance of consent.
According to Pornhub, the UK has a growing fascination with sex in public – and watching porn on mobile devices. But what does the law say?
LGBTQ youth use Tumblr more frequently than others. The platform has provided a safe space for youth to explore sexual identities and find crucial support. A new regulating policy may change all that.
Sexual subcultures create space for critical social conversations and the formation of meaningful political alliances.
With pirated and amateur pornography widely available online, porn no longer provides a steady income for many working in the adult industry.
A snapshot of what Australians are viewing around the country.
Dick pics are widely considered a form of sexual violence. But while that is often true, they can also be funny, sexy and playful. Apparently, some straight guys even send them to each other.
A little-noticed court ruling represents the biggest setback for opponents of child porn in decades.
Soon after the death of Franco, Spain began an experiment with censorship that brought graphic sex and nudity to mainstream cinemas.
Our experts offer 12 tips to parents and educators – to protect their kids from sexual solicitation online and encourage safe and responsible internet use.
A shocking number of kids between the ages of nine and 17 are accidentally exposed to sexual content and solicitations online when using computers and tablets.
Many claim that pornography is getting more violent. But a new study shows that porn has become less aggressive over the past decade, and videos in which women enjoy themselves are the most popular.
The vast discrepancy between abhorrence of bestiality and acceptance of slaughtering on animals suggests that thinking imaginatively about animal orgasm may help us to be more compassionate toward animals.
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Senior lecturer, La Trobe University
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Research Associate, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Director, UWA Public Policy Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Sexologist & Lecturer and Research Fellow in Communications & Culture, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Law, Durham University
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Professor of Sociology, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Head of Young People's Health Research, Burnet Institute
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Professor, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Calgary
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Professor Emerita of Sociology and Women's Studies, CEO of Culture Reframed, Wheelock College
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Senior Lecturer, Criminal Law, Nottingham Trent University
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Head of School of Art, Communication and English, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Digital Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Media and Communication and Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology