“Problematic Pornography Use and Psychological Distress in the USA: A Nationally Representative Study”

Excerpts: About a quarter of men and 12% of women reported probable PPU [Problematic Porn Use]. The main purpose of this study was to examine the association between PPU and psychopathological symptoms (i.e., depression, anxiety, loneliness), and their interactions with sexual behavior frequencies (i.e., masturbation and pornography use). [Finally!] In addition to analyses focusing on […]

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Pornhub conspired to make one man’s life a ‘living nightmare,’ lawsuit claims

Pornhub’s parent company allegedly instigated a retaliation campaign to discredit the founder of a website that helps people struggling with porn addiction, according to a recent lawsuit. The 208-page complaint filed on Dec. 30, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on behalf of Alexander Rhodes and his peer-support website […]

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NoFap sues Pornhub under RICO Act, alleges collusion with academics on global disinformation campaign

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In a lawsuit recently filed in U.S. federal court, NoFap accuses Pornhub of engaging in an illegal operation to discredit and retaliate against dozens of addiction recovery resources, scientists, clinicians, sexual exploitation survivors, whistleblowers, lawsuit witnesses, journalists, and critics. The 208-page complaint alleges a wide-ranging campaign by Pornhub’s parent company […]

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Caritas Lithuania launches program to help those struggling with pornography addiction

Caritas Lithuania has launched a new support initiative for individuals struggling with pornography addiction, responding to what staff describe as a marked surge in people seeking help as explicit content becomes increasingly unavoidable online. The program, offered in Lithuanian, English, and German — both in person and remotely — provides counseling not only for those […]

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Legal victories over serial harasser/defamer Nicole Prause: She’s perpetrator, not victim!

This page is for journalists and other investigators who may have read assertions that Dr. Prause is a victim. Also see, “Founders of OneTaste ‘orgasm cult’ guilty of grooming employees to have sex with clients.” NOTE: This page was originally written by the late Gary Wilson. However, the YBOP team has updated it a bit. […]

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Experts reveal the common signs of porn addiction and how to get help

Broadcaster Ore Oduba, known for his 2016 Strictly Come Dancing win, has publicly revealed his nearly three-decade-long battle with porn addiction for the first time. Speaking on Paul C Brunson’s We Need To Talk podcast, the 39-year-old TV and radio presenter detailed how his introduction to pornography at age nine led to a habit that […]

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Increasing number of men seeking treatment for addiction to porn, says UCD professor

Prof Colin O’Gara says he receives several referrals per week for compulsive porn watching An increasing number of men are seeking treatment for an addiction to watching porn, which has resulted in “carnage” in their personal lives and relationships, a treatment service leader has said. Prof Colin O’Gara, head of addiction services at St John […]

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Adolescents’ Pornography Exposure, Sexually Dominant Behavior, and Partnered Sexual Satisfaction: Replication in a U.S. Probability Sample

Excerpt: Greater pornography exposure was associated with significantly higher levels of sexually dominant behavior and higher levels of sexually dominant behavior were associated with significantly lower levels of partnered sexual satisfaction.  Arch Sex Behav (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-025-03297-x Paul J. Wright, Debby Herbenick & Robert S. Tokunaga  Abstract The World Association for Sexual Health has identified sexual satisfaction as an […]

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