Events
Our events bring together subject matter experts from a variety of fields to discuss the impact of pornography on young people. We host an annual virtual conference, convening hundreds of participants from around the world who are eager to learn more about the youth porn crisis and how we can work together to create a safe digital world for young people.
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Breaking Down Silos: Addressing the Harms of Pornified Media on Youth
December 2024
Our most recent international virtual conference convened individuals from around the world who are committed to countering the effects of hypersexualized media and pornography on young people. Our goal is to break down the silos that prevent us from working together to increase our knowledge, share resources, and identify solutions.
We invite you to view the video playlist and watch the informative and inspiring presentations. You’ll hear the latest insights and research and learn how you can join the community dedicated to reframing the conversation about the harms of pornography and paving a path toward meaningful social change.
This video collection contains relevant and educational material for parents, activists, educators, community leaders, medical professionals, and others. You will learn:
- Techniques to empower young people to reject pornography
- How you can take action to support legislation around critical topics such as age verification and comprehensive sex education
- Emergent research around porn’s destructive effects
- Insights you should know about the latest trends influenced by pornography such as AI and sexual choking
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Past Events
The Impact of Pornography on Young People: Research, Practice, and Solutions
November 2023
The average age of first exposure to pornography is between 9 and 11 years old. What happens to young people when they watch pornography? Their attitudes and behaviors are shaped by what they see — most of which is degrading, misogynistic, and violent.
Culture Reframed’s 2023 virtual conference addressed the many harms of pornography to children and youth with a focus on child sexual abuse. Experts from multiple fields — including doctors, psychologists, and front-line child protection professionals — shared emerging research and first-hand experience identifying pornography consumption as a driver of this abuse. The event also explored the growing trend of adult men who develop a sexual interest in children due to porn habituation.
Attendees from across the world — medical professionals, child advocates, concerned parents, and more — gathered to learn how we can work together to spread awareness of the growing dangers of the pornography industry and help to prevent the harms of porn on young people.
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Experiences From the Front Lines
Pornography Is Harming Kids: How Do We Help?
The Relationship Between Mainstream Porn Images and Child Sexual Abuse Images
Protecting the Vulnerable: How Pornography Affects the Developing Brain
A Model for Understanding the Relationship Between Porn and Child Sexual Abuse
Culture Reframed and CACs: Working Together to Support Child Victims of Abuse
The Connection Between Social Media, Gaming, and Porn and the Harms to Youth
Understanding Porn’s Impact on Sexual Violence in the Lives of Black Girls
Pornography and Prostitution: Connecting the Dots
December 2022
In 2022, Culture Reframed’s virtual conference explored the inextricable link between pornography and prostitution and their harmful impacts on women and girls.
In the 1970s and 80s, feminists argued that prostitution could not be separated from pornography, or, as Andrea Dworkin so vividly put it, “porn is prostitution with the camera rolling.” With the migration of the sex industry to online platforms, Andrea Dworkin’s prophetic words are undeniable.
Over the ensuing decades, there has been a highly successful public relations campaign by the porn industry to distance itself from other aspects of the commercial sex industry as a way to legitimize pornography. This disguises what porn really is: filmed prostitution that is coercive and abusive for the female performers and closely linked to other parts of the sex industry in both its practices and societal impact.
Explore the Sessions & Speakers
The Sex Trade as a Global Harmful Cultural Practice: Targeting Sex Trafficking, Violence Against Women, and the Demand for Prostitution Worldwide
Pornography as Filmed Prostitution
What Are the Connections Between Porn and Prostitution?
Ashley Judd Meets Andrea Dworkin: What was it like playing Andrea in the film “My Name is Andrea”?
Prostitution and Sex Work: Are They One and the Same?
Porn, Prostitution, & Social Media: Connecting the Multi-Billion Dollar Industries and Their Harmful Effect on Kids
