This week in e-Business we learned about the online adult industry. I was very shocked to see that this industry, the pornography industry is worth so much worldwide - $57 BILLION!!! That is astounding! There are 4.2 million pornographic websites and 372 million pages. That is a serious amount and i was really shocked. I knew it was a hugely profitable industry but i didnt think it was in the billions!
It was interesting to learn about the users of cybersex, which are recreational, sexually compulsive and at risk.
Sex has hugely shaped the internet as it exists now. Lots of advances were made. These things exist now only because they were first used in this industry. These include: streaming video, live chats, payment systems, fee based subscriptions, web cam, pay per click viewing, ad's associated with words, video on demand billing, web analysis software, and focus on usability
The ultimate question is whether porn adult content websites and pages should be made illegal. in my opinion i do not think so at all because each individual has the choice to watch this content or not. Nobody forces anyone to go onto these websites. It is already banned in certain countries but this is for reasons depending on each country, although i would suggest religion is is a big reason why. In Ireland i would say no to a ban for sure based on the reason i said, that at the end of the day it is a choice.
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