Schoolchildren as young as 11 are spending up to 10 hours a day watching explicit adult material as new technology sneaks pornography into their pockets. Experts have warned of an increase in porn addiction in children as a new generation wired to smartphones and laptops have 24-hour access to hardcore material. Australian addiction specialist Robert Mittiga said the explosion in mobile technology had led to a surge in numbers of children dealing with porn addiction. Preliminary findings of new Australian research indicates that 43 per cent of regular pornography users were first introduced to explicit images between the age of 11 and 13. Mr Mittiga said some porn merchants were targeting kids by making pornography featuring cartoon and children's book characters. Mr Mittiga said he had personally treated children as young as 14 for porn addiction and some young addicts spent up to 10 hours a day viewing explicit material. Should the Government put a blanket block on internet porn?
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"It's so accessible, that's the problem, and we don't have enough security or barriers," he said. Mr Mittiga said children were now watching pornography at school and sharing files with other students. He said children were 10 times more likely to get hooked on explicit material than adults, and their addiction could escalate into criminal acts.
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