Pornography

Pornography is visual, audio, or textual articles of erotic or sexual substance intended to sexually stimulate.

Pornography is largely consumed online. It has changed drastically from the 1960s and 70s, which was deemed the "golden age" of porn, to now, when it is easily accessible through the web. Today's pornographic films almost always include penetrative sex, and the most popular categories as of 2015 were "amateur," "anal," "teen," and "mom and son." In 2018, Pornhub had 33.5 billion visits worldwide, and it was ranked as the sixth most popular website in the United States.

Most porn sites are owned by a company called MindGeek.

Porn Careers
The digitalization of the porn industry has made porn more unregulated and amateur. With porn more accessible to more people and more individuals wanting to get involved in porn to make money, wages have greatly decreased. Individuals are paid more for "riskier" scenes.

Who goes into porn? One criticism against porn is that it preys on economically vulnerable women.

Porn Wars
The porn wars occured in the 1970s and 80s, when feminists spoke out against the expansion of the pornography industry.

Critics of the porn industry argue that it is "exploitative and infused with fantasies of domination, often involving classist and racist tropes." For more info, see anti-porn feminists.

Defenders of pornography argue that the material promotes sexual empowerment and freedom.