Pornography: None left Innocent, Part 2 ("The Lolita Problem")

There is a point that can not be ignored in this article. And despite the fact that the comment, made by a CEO of a domain registry company, is a cop out and blind eye turning technique. Sadly, it is likely to be true.
"If there wasn't such a demand for Lolita sites in the U.S., do you think the Russians would be producing so much child porn material?" says Elliott Noss, president and CEO of Tucows.

My advice to those who say they "can not" police their businesses for the exploitation of children on account of "small profit margins"...... If you profit from this crime against yourselves and all society,THEN YOUR IN THE WRONG BUSINESS!
Get out now. I think I'd sooner flip burgers than be a party to to these things.
It is not a Free Speech issue. There is NO question whether or not it is taking place and NO question whether it is harmful to both the child and the user, rather the abuser.

from www.redherring.com Illegal child pornography is booming, thanks to the Internet--and the unwitting support of corporate America. The U.S. Customs Service estimates that there are more than 100,000 Web sites offering child pornography--which is illegal worldwide. Revenue estimates for the industry range from about $200 million to more than $1 billion per year. "If there wasn't such a demand for Lolita sites in the U.S., do you think the Russians would be producing so much child porn material?" In an investigation of Lolita sites, Red Herring uncovered highly organized commerce--possibly illegal--involving credit card firms like Visa and MasterCard, Web communities like Yahoo Geocities and Eccentrix Dot Com, third-party credit card processors like iWest and BillCards, online advertisers like Chevron and Orbitz, and Web-hosting companies like Verio and UUNet, this dirty business has brazenly exploded into an eerily efficient and highly profitable industry.

Pornography: None left Innocent, Part 1

This will be the beginning. First off, remember the figures here.
40 % of children are exposed to porn, and that only covers the internet. To be realistic would be to discuss porn on all mediums, and just as a guess I would wager that the statistics would point to 70-90% of children being exposed to acts of "Illicit Sex".

One of the things I hope to show with the gathering of articles on the subject of illicit sex is how pervasive it is and that it's pull and sway has, at least at times, been upon MOST of society. Will I be able to prove this here? I doubt it. But maybe we can begin here.....
By the way, we are looking for an article that was published in mid 2006, maybe in AdBusters magazine. It was on the topic of Pornography, the author spoke of porn bringing the "death of empathy". If anyone is familiar with this please let me hear from you. I am at
OkieLogic.com
okielogic@yahoo.com

from www.redherring.com More than 40 percent of children see porn on the Internet, mostly unintentionally. As broadband becomes more accessible and access to the Internet grows, children are inadvertently being exposed to pornography, according to a study by the University of New Hampshire released Monday. In a survey of 1,500 youths aged 10 to 17, researchers found that 42 percent reported being exposed to online pornography in the past year. Of that group, 66 percent said they were not trying to find the pornographic material. The survey was conducted from March to June 2005. Among the most common culprits that led to encountering X-rated materials, both accidental and intentional, were peer-to-peer file-sharing networks and the ease of downloading images. Misspellings in a web address or search engine were another cause, The study not only demonstrates the prevalence of online pornography but also calls attention to the need for parents and educators to take an active role in protecting children