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Leaving old things behind
This inaugural post is evidence of some changes in my blogging world. First, I’m moving my blog to a new domain — DavidJohnston.org. I acquired the domain for my doomed run for re-election to my local school board. The election is over and so I didn’t really need the name for anything political. My blog [...]
News Flash: Kids Use Internet to Look at Porn
This BBC News story shared the results of an 8-year study of 6,400 pupils in England. The top reported result was that 12% of 13 to 18 year olds reported that porn was one of their main reasons for going online.
And this surprised them because… why? Do these people remember puberty?
Of course the survey also showed that the primary use with over 75% citing it was doing homework. I was cracking up how the story focused on the porn use rather than the other 88% of kids who had other reasons for being on the net.