Everyone has an opinion about porn. Some love it, some want to ban it. Politicians like Josh Hawley think incels exist because of porn and video games, and there may be some truth to his words. Many of the negatives ascribed to porn consumption, such as social withdrawal, the creation of unreasonable expectations about sex, or early exposure to simulated sexual violence, have some validity.
Free platforms often include a multitude of problematic content. Scenes may lack enthusiastic consent. Videos can be pirated from studios or stolen outright (revenge porn should really be referred to as “image-based sexual abuse”) and monetized by a total stranger or an ex. Bodies are edited in post-production to erase labia, enhance veins in penises, and remove every stretch mark or back pimple, creat