Let’s just call it what it is. PORN or PORNOGRAPHY. This isn’t intended to start a debate on is it right or wrong, and should it be on the internet. I personally don’t give a hoot, as long as the people viewing it are adults. The problem I had with online porn is that it’s too easy for kids to see it online, and this recent article says that half of U.S. children ages 10 to 17 say they’ve seen porn online.

How does that happen? Well, dad looks at porn and doesn’t clear the history on the computer. The next day, the kids go back a day to find that cool site they were at previously…and they stumble upon dad’s porn. Or a spammer enters a forum and posts pornographic pictures. Or kids go online and look for naked pictures of people. My favorite? Kids misspell a URL or a phrase they’re searching on, and instead of going to a legit site, they get sent to a porn placeholder.

The study found that children who sought pornography were significantly more likely to engage in rule-breaking, and to be withdrawn or depressed. Offline victimization, such as bullying, was found to be correlated with seeking pornography.

The study also showed that boys accounted for 80% of WANTED exposure to porn. Well, duh.

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