“The Web: Still a Vast Pornographic Wasteland”

On September 19, 2008, The Wall Street Journal ran an article:
http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/09/19/the-web-still-a-vast-pornographic-wasteland/

They looked at the fact that while more and more businesses were moving online, the Web remains dominated by sites dedicated to more prurient interests.

According to the article, Seven of the 10 fastest-growing categories between 2006 and 2007 were sites that might make you want to rip out your connection to the internet:

• Anorexia and bulimia (instructions on how to do it) grew 469%
• Proxy Anonymizers (Sites that hide somebody’s identity online) +219%
• Violence +126%
• Computer hacking +88%
• Racism +71%
• Malicious software code +70%
• Drugs +62%

What’s just as interesting is the change in behavior fostered by the easy access to said material. While obviously many are rejoicing in their new found sources, at My Internet Doorman, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in adults looking to self censor and block porn sites – over 25% of our clients are now adults looking to “protect” themselves from access to internet porn.
 
It seems that a growing number of adults are finding that their need for internet porn is becoming an obsession; many otherwise dedicated husbands find themselves waiting for their wives to head out on an errand so they can get their fix, others simply ignore their families, spending an inordinate amount of time in their “home office”. For most, this is not done deliberately and some have gone as far as to consider it an addiction. – Actor David Duchovny recently entered rehab because of a self proclaimed porn addiction.
 
Bottom line; if you find yourself caught up surfing the more prurient parts of the web more often than you would like, you owe it to yourself and to your family to visit www.MyInternetDoorman.org for helpful tips on how to avoid the porn trap and www.MyInternetDdoorman.com for the only Fully Managed Internet Filtering Service.