Blurring the lines: the vague boundary between mainstream and deviant internet pornography tags for at-risk viewers.
Illegal material is increasingly appearing on popular mainstream websites. Many commentators worry about the impact of such material on adolescents' psycho-sexual development and the potential for some legal pornography to act as a gateway to child sexual exploitation material for users of any age....
| Publicado en: | Journal of Sexual Aggression Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 361 - 378 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2025
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