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There is actually extremely little evidence for anything when comes to individuals, sexual content, and their sexual fantasies. There is even less evidence available for anything when it comes to minors.

I've read papers on the topic, and the good papers always point out that there is almost no focus on any potential positives. Many "authors" have already made up their minds before they've even started conducting research, and that's only if they manage to get funding (everything sex related gets very little or no research funding).

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The difficulty of getting funding for such "research" is probably due to ethical concerns (regarding the methodology itself).

As for focusing on potential positives, I'd be surprised to see any studies focusing on the potential positives of gambling or doomscrolling.

Any arguments of "lack of evidence of harm" sounds a lot like what tobacco or asbestos companies used to claim not long ago.

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I was talking about adult content, which does not appear to be plagued by the same recommendation algorithm feedback loop that social media companies are using.

Sex and sexual content interacts with the brain differently then addictive short form videos.