Recent News from the Front
The Men Who Believe Porn is Wrong
A new website aims to get men facing up to the brutal trajectory of the $100 bn porn industry and the self-destructive effect on the millions worldwide who consume it (from the Guardian newspaper (UK) Uploaded November 23rd 2010)Plans for '.xxx' porn net domain revived
Nearly three years after plans to create a new internet domain specifically for pornography were blocked, the idea could be back on the table once again (from the Guardian newspaper (UK) Uploaded November 23rd 2010)The Sun newspaper looks at excessive use of the Internet.
The newspaper takes a populist but serious look at the way people have become addicted to the internet via Facebook and other social networking sites, and makes a link to the more well-established diagnosis of OCD. (from The Sun Newspaper Uploaded October 2009)Pat Kane reviews Cyburbia by James Harkin
In this cultural critique of social networking and cyberspace in general, Harkin looks at the origins and corrosive effects of our devotion to computer-led communication (from the Independent newspaper (UK) Uploaded March 27th 2009)Andrew Keen: Community self-policing is the way to tackle internet child porn
An interesting look at different emerging approaches to morality and standards of internet websites. Parallels with the approach of CP80? (from the Independent newspaper (UK) Uploaded December 28th 2008)Internet sites could be given "cinema-style age ratings", Culture Secretary says
Britain's Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has raised the possibility of Government intervention/ regulation of the Internet. In these recent articles we can see various reactions of the 'broadsheet' media to what are still very outline proposals. It is difficult to see how they would work in practice, but the very attempt should provide a useful testing ground for anything more significant. (Above link is from the Daily Telegraph. Uploaded December 28th 2008)Culture secretary Andy Burnham wants cinema-style age ratings for websites (from the Guardian. Uploaded December 28th 2008)
Oh, Mr Burnham, must you learn about the internet the hard way?
(from the Guardian. Uploaded December 28th 2008)
Johann Hari: Internet porn has transformed teenage life.
Johann Hari concludes that young people need to be taught as they approach adolescence to be porn-savvy (from the Independent Newspaper UK) Uploaded December 7th 2008.David Duchovny checks into rehab
The "X-Files" actor and current lead in the series "Californication", has recently announced that he is seeking treatment for sex addiction, as reported in FOXNews. Uploaded September 21st 2008.Russell Brand recounts his sex addiction treatment
From The Guardian (UK). Uploaded September 21st 2008.Sex addiction: The facts from the fruity fiction
Evidence that the concept of Sex Addiction has entered the popular consciousness is provided in this set of articles within the Independent Newspaper (UK). Uploaded May 1st 2008.Can the Brain Be Rebooted to Stop Drug Addiction?
Researchers from the University of Washington have discovered a link between drug addiction and long-lasting changes in key communication pathways between neurons in the brain. From Scientific American magazine Uploaded April 14th 2008.The case for 'Internet Addiction Disorder' to be included within DSM-V of the American Psychiatric Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
This short report published in March 2008, draws a comparison between the experience of South Korea, which views internet addiction as a major social problem, and that of the US. Uploaded April 14th 2008.Adult Social Networking and Young People.
Ofcom, the UK regulatory body for the Internet (amongst other roles), has looked at the way children are gaining access to adult social networking sites. Uploaded April 6th 2008The (Government Commissioned) Byron Report on the Effect of the Internet and Other Digital Media on Children and Young People
The Byron Report published in March 2008 has received widespread political support within the UK. This link to the Guardian Newspaper offers both the report in whole (in pdf) as well as a summary of key points and a discussion on parental responsibilities and actions in this digital age. Uploaded April 6th 2008.