One of the most popular Christmas presents this year was VR glasses (virtual reality glasses). There are a number of brands available but the most popular was Oculus. The disturbing fact however is that, believe it or not, a majority of purchasers specifically mentioned they were using the glasses to view porn.
A 3,000-person study was just completed, surveying users in both the United States and the United Kingdom which came up with the following troubling statistics:
- The number of female VR porn users almost tripled from 2019 to 2021
- Over 83% of VR headset users watched VR porn at least once before
- 67% of users bought VR headsets exclusively for adult content
- 71% of men originally purchased a VR headset to watch VR porn content compared to only 9% among women
- 88% of VR headset users intend to increase their use in the next year and that’s heavily because of VR porn and live camming shows.
Not mentioned in the study, but in a recent webinar, it was mentioned that the market for child porn has skyrocketed since the beginning of COVID-19, and with the popularity of sexting in preteen groups, much of that content finds its way to those producing and selling porn.
Hopefully, that study of VR buyers did not include children or young adults, but by having a VR headset around the house, you’ll want to make sure you are monitoring usage by any minors.
There are certainly many educational benefits associated with using VR glasses, and their popularity is growing for school homework assignments. Just like any other tool though, make sure it’s safely used.
