Over a Third of the Internet Is Pornographic

Th'Inquisitor writes "Pornography makes up 37% of the total number of web pages online, according to a new study published by Optenet, a SaaS provider. According to the report, which looked at a representative sample of around four million extracted URLs, adult content on the Internet increased by 17% in the first quarter of 2010, as compared to the same period in 2009."

Re:New controversy: Google leading porn industry.

[BlueKitties]

Well, ever since I learned google images has a "find similar images" feature, I have been using it as a sort of cloud-porn-computing system. And google videos is nice too... google is my GOTO porn site these days.

Who cares about #'s we need solutions

[Orga]

This is dire news indeed. I wish the article has discussed possible solutions to the lack of porn found on the internet

Awesome.

[Jaysyn]

Awesome, that means we only have 2/3rds left to go!

Re:Correction: 37% is NUDITY

[Itninja]

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

Pornography is not exclusively depictions of sex. From a big-boy dictionary:

"1 : the depiction of erotic behavior (as in pictures or writing) intended to cause sexual excitement
2 : material (as books or a photograph) that depicts erotic behavior and is intended to cause sexual excitement"

Pornography is any iamge that is intended to arouse sexual desire in someone. Depiction of a sexual act is not required. In fact the image doesn't even need nudity. For example, a website showing pictures of little girls in their undies, published for the intention of arousing the audience, would be pornography.

Re:Thats more porn...

[bertoelcon]

Some porn is as close to art as most movie's showing at the theater. Not the "just porn" stuff but some have the storytelling elements and decent acting. Pirates and Pirates 2 are probably the best examples of that type.