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Internet porn study: The effect of pornography on kids and teens remains inconclusive. | Amanda Hess @ Slate

Perhaps it’s even time to start asking questions of actual young people. One of the major limitations of the existing research on the topic is that “young people’s feelings towards and perceptions of pornography have been largely untapped,” the researchers wrote. At this point, “we do not yet have a clear picture of how young people themselves feel about pornography and pornographic materials, and what it is that they perceive when watching these materials.”