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We Haven’t Come a Long Way, Baby

Published on 24 Sept 2009, www.newmatilda.com

The pressure on young girls to conform to p*rnographic ideals of female beauty and behaviour has never been stronger, writes Melinda Tankard Reist. (For full article, click here.)

Incensed About Censorship
Published on 27 November 2008, http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed

It’s not enough that there are already 4.2 million porn websites. It’s not enough that every second, 28,258 internet users are viewing porn. It’s not enough that every second, US$3,075.64 is spent on porn. It’s not enough that worldwide porn revenue is more than US$97.06 billion, according to Internet pornography statistics, Internet Filter Review (2006). (For full article, click here.)

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