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Pornography on the internet
- 1. Pornography On TheInternetRyan GregoryAndrew GlowaczApril 1st, 2011
- 2. Table of ContentsOverviewof Pornography on the Internet 1.1 Definition of Internet Pornography1.2 History Of Internet PornographyBenefits of Online Pornography2.1 Technology 2.2 Safety IssuesLegal Issues & Downsides of Internet Pornography3.1 Child Pornography3.2 Underage Viewing3.3 ConsInteresting FactsSummary and ConclusionReferences
- 3. Overview of InternetPornographyDefinition of Internet PornographyHistory of Internet Pornography(8)
- 4. Definition of Pornography1. Writings,pictures, films, etc designed to stimulate sexual excitement2. The production of such material(1)
- 5. Before the “WorldWide Web”BBS – Bulletin Board SystemA computer system with software that lets a person dial-in to a local or long distance number Age verification feeHuge vaults of pornographic photos and other files
- 6. History of InternetPornographyEarly 1990’sFebruary 1993 – The internet is made publicMarch 1993 – The largest child pornography investigation in history begins1995 – A study is conducted that said that about 80% of internet usage is from pornography (2)
- 7. History of InternetPornography (cont’d)Late 1990’s1996 – The Communications Decency Act (CDA) is created (2)1996 – The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is created (2)
- 8. History of InternetPornography (cont’d)2000’s2001 - Entrepreneur becomes first person to appear on both “Juggs” and “Wall Street Journal”2004 – China attempts to ban internet pornography2009 – Media Streaming is improved and bandwidth costs drop(9) Danni Ashe
- 9. Benefits Of InternetPornographyTechnologyPersonal Safety
- 10. Benefits of InternetPornographyOnline Adult Entertainment companies have been linked to creating sites, software, and organizations that protect underage children from viewing or participating in pornographyThese companies and organizations have helped create sites like NetNanny and organizations like the ASACP
- 11. TechnologyMany items weuse every day have been created due to being backed by companies that produce internet pornographyPolaroid’s VoIPVHS’sDVD’sDigitally Delivering ContentStreaming Media (2)
- 12. Personal SafetyA studyperformed by Anthony D’amato at North-western University shows that there is a positive correlation between violent crimes and internet pornographyThe incidence of rape in the United States has declined 85% in the past 25 years while access to pornography has become more available to teenagers and adults (3)
- 13. Personal Safety (cont’d)Thefour US states with the lowest internet access had the highest increase of rape incidents at 53% (3)The four US states with the highest internet access had largest decrease in rape incidents at 27% (3)
- 14. Personal Safety (cont’d)Thereare two main reasons why access to pornography has reduced the number of rape incidents.People can “get it out of their system” The “Victorian Effect”
- 15. Legal Issues &Downsides of Internet PornographyChild PornographyUnderage ViewingOther Issues
- 16. Child PornographyChild Pornographyis a form of abusive pornography, the only type to have shown negative effects of peopleAnyone under the age of 18 and in some countries 21 cannot participate in a pornographic film or photo shootChildren are forced to participate in these acts in most cases
- 17. Underage ViewingPornography mustbe viewed by an adult, meaning they are at least 18 (21 in some countries)Most pornographic websites have age verification applications, but all a person has to do is click a button or fill out a birth date which then gives access to these websites(10)
- 18. Legal IssuesThere aremany legal issues surrounding internet pornography but it is simply to hard to censor the internet and that is why it is still so readily available today.Also many countries have their own laws and beliefs when it comes to internet pornography, or any types of pornography
- 19. Legal Issues (cont’d)Countrieslike China and Saudi Arabia have had some success in filtering out pornographic sites but there is always a way around itIn the US and UK bestiality is illegal to participate in or produceIn the UK there is a maximum 3 year sentence for possession of “extreme pornography”In Indonesia, pornography is illegal to own or sell
- 20. Other Issues Thereare essentially five categories of pornography: Sexually Violent MaterialNonviolent Material depicting degradation & dominationNonviolent and non-degrading materialNudityChild Pornography1,2, and 5 all forms of abusive pornography Abusive pornography has been shown to cause social and psychological effects (4)
- 21. Interesting FactsNearly 90%of all ‘legal’ pornography is created and/or distributed from the San Fernando Valley area of Southern California (Van Nuys, Chatsworth, Canoga Park, etc) (2)AVN Magazine reports that online traffic increases during working hours. As much as 70% of reported traffic occurred during hours of 8-5 on weekdays, in 2006. (2)It is estimated that less than 10% of E-Commerce is adult-oriented. The largest single chunk . (2)
- 22. Summary and ConclusionTherelease of the internet made it possible for internet pornography. Now millions of people view these images each day and has become the largest chunk of E-commerce producing hundreds of millions of dollars each year.Internet pornography does have its downsides but the positives it has created out weigh them so greatly that I believe it has, in part made the world what it is today.
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- 24. Thank YouAre ThereAny Questions?