Online pornography messes up the minds of minors: experts
By DW
15 April 2023 |
5:03 am
Children are banned from consuming alcohol and cigarettes, and supposedly porn as well. But psychologists in Germany say explicit content, widely accessible online, is causing major harm to impressionable young people.
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