Access by children to pornography Pornography which is legally restricted to adults in the physical world can easily be accessed by children on the Internet. A child who can not browse through a sexually explicit magazine in a store can view explicit images online. Also, children can easily access obscene materials, which are illegal e ven for adults. Children can be exposed to this content intentionally or unintentionally. Some sites deliberately use web site names that are similar in name to official or business web sites but instead have adult-only content.
Children can also receive unsolicited links to adult sites.
Once children are exposed to pornography, it cannot be erased from their minds. Distribution of child pornography Child pornography is different from other pornography, and consequently receives more stringent legal treatment. It is viewed as an issue of child abuse, not only in its production, but in the way it is used by pedophiles to desensitize their victims. The growth of the Internet has provided child pornographers with a powerful distribution vehicle which is relatively anonymous. A number of factors have made it difficult for law enforcement to effectively respond to Internet crime.