Epoch Times - How the Online Pornography Epidemic Is Creating a Generation of Dopamine Addicts: Clare Morell
Aired: 2024-08-27
Duration: 00:47

[00:00:00]  What we have to understand about pornography is that it literally rewires the brain.
[00:00:05]  Their prefrontal cortex, which is that part of our brain responsible for our self-control, our impulse control, emotional regulation, isn't fully developed until the age of 25.
[00:00:14]  One of the last things that Thomas Crooks reportedly searched for on the internet before he tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was pornography.
[00:00:23]  It's brought the taboo issue of pornographic addiction back into the limelight.
[00:00:28]  Average age of porn exposure being 12, I think, is only going to decline fervor.
[00:00:33]  Claire Morel is an advocate for child protection and a leading voice in the conversation about digital safety.
[00:00:38]  She's a senior policy analyst at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
[00:00:43]  Kids don't even need to go looking for it anymore.
[00:00:45]  It finds them on social media.