Alcyon Pleiades Special 48: Harm of Pornography Internet addiction Video games Social media TikTok

In this documentary special, we will discuss an issue that is not easy to face and less still to assimilate, namely, the Internet and the harmful effects of pornography, because no one has received clear and correct guidance on this topic. Since pornography is something that stays within the private sphere, it is often kept hidden, or seen as taboo, and, ultimately, no one wants to recognise that it is a problem, or own up to how serious it actually is.

In reality, however, pornography and its derivatives produce serious consequences, since it all starts with curiosity and then becomes a habit and an addiction that is hard to stop. It causes physical injury and mental, social and psychological damage, as well as undermining one’s family life.

Earlier and earlier access to mobile phone use, non-existent sex education, and a lack of firewalls or censors have made pornography increasingly common among children and young people. Almost seven out of ten adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 consume pornography on a regular basis. Pornography has become an addiction that is more dangerous than any drug. Many celebrities are publically acknowledging how they fell prey to this addiction, in order to provide a glimpse of the reality behind it. Furthermore, what can be said of the addiction to Internet and the dangers of social media, which engages in deception and extortion, whilst targeting young people? On a similar note, what can be said of video games and apps like TikTok with all of its dangerous and lethal challenges?

Video by Alcyon Pleiades