UK Teens Spend 87 Hours/yr Watching Porn

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by fearless_fx, Feb 9, 2009.

  1. fearless_fx

    fearless_fx Eugooglizer

    The average UK teenager spends 87 hours a year viewing online porn, according to new research conducted by OnePoll in the UK.

    The new CyberSentinel survey (conducted via global research organisation www.onepoll.com) quizzed over a thousand UK teens between the ages of 13 and 15.

    Some of the findings were not that shocking – with UK teens in that age group spending over 31 hours in an average week surfing the internet.

    Porn and plastic surgery popular

    What is perhaps more shocking was that the average teen spends over eight hours a week browsing soft porn, cosmetic surgery, dieting and weight loss, family planning and emotional support websites."At least one hour and 40 minutes a week – that's just under 87 hours a year – is spent looking at soft porn," claims the study.

    "A further one hour and 35 minutes is spent surfing dieting and weight loss websites and forums. And another hour and eight minutes is dedicated to exploring cosmetic surgery websites, to learn about boob jobs, bum lifts and collagen implants."

    The research was conducted by www.cybersentinel.co.uk, software that claims to offer parents the ability to block websites and monitor their kid's use of the internet.

    Ellie Puddle, Marketing Director of CyberSentinel said: "The alarming thing about this research is that it shows that teenagers are obviously exploring all sorts of topics as a result of modern-day pressures [and] they find it easier to go online to conduct their research than asking mum and dad for advice."

    Breakdown of the average teenager's time online each week


    • Downloading music 1 hour 40 minutes
    • YouTube 2 hours 2 minutes
    • MSN 3 hours 29 minutes
    • Chatrooms 2 hours 5 minutes
    • Virtual World sites 1 hour 55 minutes
    • Homework/research 3 hours 10 minutes
    • Shopping 1 hour 49 minutes
    • Auction sites 1 hour 28 minutes
    • Cosmetic surgery 1 hour 8 minutes
    • Soft porn 1 hour 40 minutes
    • Dieting/weight loss 1 hour 35 minutes
    • Family planning/pregnancy 1 hour 32 minutes
    • NHS Direct/Health 1 hour 22 minutes
    • Samaritans 1 hour 1 minute
    • Dating 1 hour 15 minutes
    • Social networking 3 hours 47 minutes




    31 hours a week on the internet... more than an entire fucking day of life on the computer per week...
     
  2. soft porn is consider pictures of hot girls....... PA even has a photo thread for that....
     
  3. The_Jelly

    The_Jelly NSFW? :P

    They actually call that porn?
     
  4. gordonng85

    gordonng85 Well-Known Member

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    i'm now looking at your avatar.

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    wtf
    so much fail, this research.
     
  5. ralphrepo

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    I beg to differ... Soft core pornography is considered things like Penthouse, Hustler, Playboy magazine, where full frontal nudity with full view of genitalia, male (flaccid) or female, without actual physical contact with genitalia. PA does not allow any of that. :nono:

    Hard core pornography is all of the above, with full erect male genitalia, full physical contact with, and or between genitalia or other body parts, specifically penetration, and male ejaculation. PA does not allow any of that either. :nono:

    Pictures of hot but not nude girls is not considered pornography at all. -inlove
     
  6. Ur to serious Ralph! xD
     
  7. brown_bear

    brown_bear ☆‧° ☆﹒﹒‧ ☆ ﹒﹒‧☆‧° ☆

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    ^ mebe mrs ralph has shouted at mr ralph a lot... -lol
     
  8. haveuseenaplot

    haveuseenaplot New Member

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    Time spent answering stupid surveys: 11 minutes
     
  9. Flames

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    I would expected them to count hardcore porn as well -rotfl
     
  10. fearless_fx

    fearless_fx Eugooglizer

    lol ralph is all about the 'flaccid' males
     
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    haha ralph knows alot about his porn
     
  12. Aoes

    Aoes Well-Known Member

    no wais... hustler u can barely call soft porn...
     
  13. chewyee

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    omg.. wat a life coming... 87 hour watching porn..
    is making life more tiring...
     
  14. w10_chi24

    w10_chi24 Well-Known Member

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    why plastic surgery ? @_@ porn is understandable... buuuuut plastic surgery
     
  15. The_Jelly

    The_Jelly NSFW? :P

    I guess thats for the insecure females.
     
  16. ghostsxy

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    wow so much porn
     
  17. AC0110

    AC0110 Let the Fun Begin

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    I spend 87hr/week, I win
     
  18. BigM

    BigM Well-Known Member


    Would be interesting/rather disturbing to see what the results wre.. especially since the survey people were underage by quite a bit.
     
  19. i thought 87 hrs in consecutive -lol... hmmmm i wonder which group PA fit into :p
     
  20. shadowchi

    shadowchi ~~♫ ♫ ♪ Himitsu ♪ ♫ ♫ ~~

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    They surveyed little kids between the age 13 and 15, so I am wondering what the results would be if they quizzed the 16-25.....

    That would be interesting..... :whistling:

    Still quite shocking that those little kids surf about Cosmetic surgery and Dieting/weight loss sites, they should watch less porn.... So they wont have that low of a self-esteem