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Porn use is up, thanks to the pandemic

  • Written by Joshua B. Grubbs, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bowling Green State University
Self-isolation can be boring and lonely.Annie Spratt/Unsplash, CC BY

Across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost all aspects of daily life. Travel is down; jobless claims are up; and small businesses are struggling.

But not all businesses are experiencing a downturn. The world’s largest pornography website, Pornhub, has...

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