The internet and new technologies have led to young people being exposed to material previously subject to greater control and regulation when confined to printed and other formats. This has made pornography increasingly accessible to young people and allows anonymous and private access to it, as well as the potential for it to be widely distributed.
Flood's (2009) non-systematic review identified associations between frequent use of violent pornography and sexually aggressive attitudes among adolescent boys.
A recent UK review found an association between exposure and access to pornography and aggressive behaviour in children and young people. However, the evidence is not strong enough to infer the direction of causality of this relationship.
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