This paper consists of 8 pages and discusses the social impact of virtual pornography with the emphasis upon making an exception in the case to keep the Internet free of regulation because of the easy access to the World Wide Web by children that may be adversely influenced and affected by pornographic images. There are 13 bibliographic sources cited.
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more dominating presence on the Internet. Regulation of virtual pornography, however, is an intensely controversial issue. It sparks both political and theological debate and raises strong emotions even
among the general public. There are practically as many opinions about the regulation of virtual pornography as there are people. Sociological and psychological research on the subject ranges
from that designed to gauge opinion, to the impact of pornography on various aspects of society including the impact on male/female relations, gender roles, drug use, and violent crimes.
Unfortunately, assessing the negative impacts of pornography on society, and formulating a clear plan for the regulation of virtual pornography in particular, has taken a back seat to determining why
some people are receptive to the topic and others are not. Never-the-less, virtual pornography should clearly be outlawed. Its impact is only negative and to argue that concerns
over freedom of Internet activities should outweigh the many horrendous societal impacts of virtual pornography is ludicrous. Pornography has been defined in a
variety of ways. Lottes, Weinberg, and Weller (1993, PG) define it as: the media
portrayal of explicit sexual activities The preciseness of definition becomes very important when laws are
applied to limit or restrict pornography. Words such as "explicit" become topics of much contention as individuals disagree as to the meaning.
The issues surrounding pornography have been controversial enough that two separate presidential commissions have been formed to explore the implications of pornography to society (Lottes, Weinberg, and Weller,