What was once confined to the top shelf at the local newsagents is now reaching more people than ever before. Thanks to the advent of modern technology, pornography can now be accessed by anyone within seconds online.
Its immediate availability has made pornography more prevalent in our society, and recent reports suggest it's having a profound effect on young people's ability to conduct loving and intimate relationships.
Research by Forensic Software shows that the average teenager spends almost two hours a week surfing the web for porn. In 2005, 42 per cent of children aged 10 to 17 had viewed pornography. It's highly probable that many young people will have viewed countless other people having sex before they themselves have been intimate with a partner.
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