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Porn Beats Search Engines in Internet Traffic

Posted by michael on from the porn.slashdot.org-coming-soon dept.

zamboni1138 writes "A just published Reuters story claims almost 20% of all U.S. web traffic is categorized as 'adult'. While some of it is just of an adult nature, most of it is probably porn. Search engines get about 5.5%, Google being about half of that. This should surprise no one given the bandwidth intensive nature of online porn. Of course this is only the research of one company over a one week period. Is this one of the reasons why the US DOJ recently announced it is going to be taking a closer look at the porn industry?"

6 of 291 comments (clear)

  1. Where is autopr0n? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will the slashdot user "autopr0n" please step forward? Ah, yes.

    Sir, please take a bow.

  2. The real reason by damgx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is this one of the reasons why the US DOJ recently announced it is going to be taking a closer look at the porn industry?

    Nope, they just like to get paid watching porn like the rest of the world.

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  3. Obligatory Simpsons... by DarkBlackFox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Geek: I invented a program that downloads porn off the internet one million times faster.

    Marge: Does anyone need that much porno?

    Homer: :drools: One million times...

  4. i need a job at DOJ by tasinet · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Is this one of the reasons why the US DOJ recently announced it is going to be taking a closer look at the porn industry?"

    Dream job.. DOJ.. all day "taking closer looks at the porn industry"..

  5. An Observation by Walker2323 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does it seem to anyone else that there's a lot more posters than usual posting as an Anonymous Coward on this story? I wonder why...? Come on, spank monkeys, post proud!

  6. When Ashcroft gets to Heaven by paiute · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ashcroft thinks he is a Patriot and a Christian, but he will be stopped outside the Pearly Gates.

    Jesus will hold his arms while Sam Adams punches him.

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