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Over a Third of the Internet Is Pornographic

Posted by samzenpus on from the filthy-web dept.

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."

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  1. Thats more porn... by Kitkoan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thats more porn then you can shake a fist at...

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    1. Re:Thats more porn... by paeanblack · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm sure somebody has tried to get a grip on it.

    2. Re:Thats more porn... by Kitkoan · · Score: 5, Funny

      As Michael J. Fox one said 'You can yell at it, curse it, smack it around... but that only encourages it..'

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    3. Re:Thats more porn... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's time for me to take matters into my own hands.

    4. Re:Thats more porn... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I just wish they wouldn't try to outdo each other by making porn more extreme and less erotic in the process. Please stop the gross spitting and choking that seems to have taken over. That is about as sexy as a day at Gitmo.

    5. Re:Thats more porn... by kimgkimg · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, it's such a shame that the intrigue and drama in the porn plot lines have suffered so. I was always on the edge of my seat because who ever knew why the pizza delivery boy was there at the mansion? And the anguish and inner conflict experienced by the pool boy or gardener as they struggle with the business/client relationship. Should they pursue the relationship with the housewife who's there alone, but yet pays their bills?

  2. 37%? by hoboroadie · · Score: 5, Funny

    I clearly need to spend more time surfing the web.

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  3. Re:That's All? by Tetsujin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Was I the only one surprised at how low 37% seems?

    Lower still when you consider your mom accounts for half of that (or two-thirds by mass...)

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  4. I'm glad we have this new technology.. by greywire · · Score: 5, Funny

    FOR PORN!

    Ooops, sorry..

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  5. Re:New controversy: Google leading porn industry. by BlueKitties · · Score: 5, Informative

    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.

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  6. Re:How stupid. by bmo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes because Crocheting & Knitting RPGs would sell so well.

    Bitches don't know about my cross-stitch porn.

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  7. What about traffic? by sirrunsalot · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The interesting question, if you ask me, is how much traffic is devoted to porn. This is the result of a survey of four million URLs, but I could set up thousands of sites about pomegranates if I wanted, and it wouldn't have much to do with interest in pomegranates. (Don't ask why pomegranates. I just thought a pomegranate sounded good right now. Too much darn work though.) I suppose in large volume the quantity correlates with the size of the industry, but that still doesn't take into account the number of sites required to meet the needs of the people. Other people, that is, am I right?