KINGSTON: A Christian group has criticised the pornographic hunger of some members of society. 

They claimed it has devastating psychological consequences on children and adults and continues to feed human trafficking in order to fund the worldwide pornographic industry's multibillion-dollar market.

Harmful Effects of Pornography in Males and Females

 A Christian group known as the Love March Movement held a peaceful demonstration in front of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew to raise awareness about the dangers of porn.

An emotional member of the movement urged the public to "say no to pornography" and stand up for the children.

Daniel Thomas, the president of the Love March Movement, told the Jamaica Observer that his organisation supports a global campaign named "NoPornovember 2021" to combat the new drug, stating that his organisation considers pornography as a drug.

Thomas urged the government and churches to address the matter with greater vigour. 

He suggested that mental health professionals should speak out more about porn since "it generates anxiety, promotes loneliness, and contributes to a mental health epidemic that we wish to combat."

MRI tests indicate that pornography is a drug, as stated by Thomas. 

Many of the women in pornographic videos are coerced in this direction, and they are sometimes not informed of the violent activities that will occur. 

Pornography is highly addictive. 

Over 90% of males and 60% of women had previously viewed pornographic material. 

Since addiction is confirmed, the initial step is to desire to quit.

Many people worldwide are quitting porn because they recognise its detrimental effects on their bodies, relationships, and the world. 

Numerous websites have been shut down because they were linked to human trafficking; therefore, we must organise ourselves and consider the adverse effects of this. 
Fight for liberty and for love. 

Even children have committed horrific crimes as a result of pornographic media.

Pornography in Pakistan

Several laws in Pakistan govern the practice of pornography. 

Since November 2011, Pakistan's government has banned websites that feature such content. 

Pakistan has previously banned several popular pornographic websites. 

According to reports, more than 400,000 websites with pornographic content were ordered to be blocked by Pakistani ISPs in 2016. 

The Pakistan Telecom Authority, acting on an order from the Pakistani government, banned an additional 800,000 pornographic websites later in 2019.

Punishments to Control Child Pornography in Pakistan

Pakistan has a ban on child pornography. 

As per Pakistani legislation, those found guilty of child pornography and child sex abuse will be sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $7,000. 

14 to 20 years in prison and a fine of 1 million Rupees were eventually added to the sentence. 

Additionally, Pakistan has a cyber division tasked with eradicating child pornography from the country's webspace. 

Forty people make up the unit connected with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and will conduct an independent investigation.

Pakistan had ratified the Optional Protocol to the UNCRC on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution, and Child Pornography prior to enacting its own legislation on child pornography.

Child pornography is a business, according to the head of the FBI's cybercrime division, "with people involved in worldwide child pornography organisations." 

Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) shut down 2,384 child pornographic websites on July 18, 2019. (PTA). 

Aamir Azim Bajwa, the chairman of the Pakistan Telecom Authority, indicated that Pakistan was in contact with Interpol to restrict obscene material relating to children. 

According to him, no proof has been found that these materials are uploaded in Pakistan, except for persons in Pakistan using a VPN to access such stuff (virtual proxy network). 

Further, according to the chairman, around 11,000 proxies have been blacklisted by PTA, and systems for monitoring VPN traffic are being developed.