Happy Friday! Last week we dropped the first part of our EIC special on porn, looking at the creators and platforms taking over the industry. This week our (highly anticipated) second part looks at the people behind the screens: the consumers.

First up, why is porn addiction such a divisive topic among academics? And does it even exist? We answer that question and look at the deeper issues contributing to widespread compulsive porn-use.

Next, we look at the rise of non-consensual user-generated porn i.e. deepfakes and revenge porn, and the fact young people are accessing this content. 

Finally, ethical porn has promised to right the wrongs of an often exploitative, discriminatory industry. Just how true is this, and can porn ever ethically be consumed?

In Production Partnership with Cue Podcasts

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Psyche: If you think you’ve got a porn addiction, you probably haven’t

BBC: Is 'porn addiction' a real thing?

Children’s Commissioner: ‘A lot of it is actually just abuse’- Young people and pornography

Channel 4: My Deepfake Porn

The Guardian: Vicky Pattison: My Deepfake Sex Tape review 

Girlguiding: Girls face a crisis of confidence in an unequal world 

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