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Children and the Implications of Pornography on the Internet

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frightening aspects of online pornography and childrens ability to access it how many times these sites are reached purely by accident. A child in search of the latest doll  or video game will insert the word "toy" into the search engine and inadvertently pull up adult sex toy sites. Whether or not they understand the location to which  they have arrived is not the issue; rather, the fact that there are no differentiating criteria to prevent the cross-reference in the first place is what needs to be focused  upon in a legal manner. Given a childs inherent curiosity, there would not be too many who would overlook the opportunity to click on a link or two to  appease their fascination (Welch 64). While it is true that quantitative research does not exist other than criminal reports that demonstrates the negative  effects pornography has upon children, there are myriad statistics that show how adults suffer from its adverse impression. One would have to wonder why such findings cannot also be  pertinent to children, who are even more impressionable and na?ve than their older counterparts. It cannot be argued that children are not old enough to discern between acceptable and  deviant behavior. A child of five who is watching a woman have sex with a dog would not understand that to be a highly inappropriate social activity; the next  thing she may do is approach her own family pet in the same manner. Imprinting such impressions upon the brain of children not yet old enough to even grasp  the concept of sex only serves to distort the childs image of normalcy. As well, it cannot be expected that the children will be able to shake off the