The destruction of intimacy: pornography in the digital age

The problem of pornography is often presented as an ethical dilemma, which is related to the individual's sexual autonomy.To explore this issue, this article analyzes the main tendencies that are present in today's mainstream porn, as well as different scientific studies that show the effects of its consumption, both individually and socially.The goal is to present the reader with an overview of this problem, to show that pornography cannot be reduced to a mere individual issue.Rather, it requires a comprehensive and interdisciplinary assessment, without which, we can easily dismiss it as something harmless for the person and society.This article intends to encourage the scientific community into developing a more profound and rigorous research regarding this issue.