caught in the sex web.....

The internet has become a tool where you can do anything, almost anything that is. Thanks to the internet you now do not have to go out and shop yet alone not needing to make a phone call to order food. You don’t even need to have anyone physically there to engage in sexual behaviour.

Cybersex, sounds like something weird out of a fantasy novel, but surprisingly it has become a common choice of pleasure for many people. One reason for cybersex to have become more attractive to people may be because of it having no risk to your health physically. There is no risk of catching any sexually transmitted diseases or becoming pregnant. Another reason is that the internet allows anonymity where you can describe yourself the way you want the other person to see you, show them someone else’s picture or even pretend to be the opposite sex. Faking it makes you feel better done through describing themselves as what they wish they were. So is it safe to assume that people who engage in sexual activities on the internet are all unhappy or as some people may say “they can’t get some”? Not necessarily. As well as singles, people in relationships and even married people are engaging in this activity. As well as men women are also using the internet for sexual activities. Ferree has researched and found that 30 percent of women spend 31 to 40 hours a week on the internet.

However there are other reasons why people are choosing to use the internet for sexual desires, reasons that are illegal and dangerous. Paedophiles’’ use the internet to access and upload child pornography. But surprisingly there is another major reason and that is once people enter the world of online sex people are becoming addicted to cybersex. These activities have sparked a censorship debate in many countries around the world.

Should sites that contain pornography and others that allow you to per sue sexual activities be censored? If yes, that would mean nearly all chat rooms to be censored as pornography sites are not the only place for sexual activities, all you may need is a webcam and a willing participant. I doubt censoring pornography sites alone will change anything, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem there clearly is.

*Marnie Ferree 2003 “Women and the web: cybersex activity and implications”.