Perhaps because it enables behavior that could eventually lead to a victim? Not a perfect answer and it doesn't mesh with how laws typically work, but this isn't a typical situation.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-sunny-side-of...
I'm guessing a lot more research needs to be done, but it seems possible that pornography of all types reduces the need for certain behaviors. Given society's current anti-science bent, I don't hold out any hope this research would be done or followed, if it yielded a correlation.
"Lifetime pornography use was reported by most respondents. After adjusting for age, age at first porn exposure, and current relationship status, the associations between pornography use and sexual behaviors was statistically significant"
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32081698/
This thread has made me lost my faith in humanity.
You don’t seem to care about facts, only spreading misinformation.
Repeat after me: Correlation does not equal causation; ever. Never-ever.
There's a lot of research necessary on this subject, but very little of it is ethical. You can't take two large groups of paedophiles and let them go unchecked to measure how many kids they abuse over the years.
What doesn't help is that the general population is very much of the opinion that all paedophiles should be killed/locked up for life; no paedophile not already under treatment will ever partake in these types of research. If you show up at a random university study and come in saying "Hi, I'm Bob the paedo", you're going to be arrested.
Are there any studies that prove this?
To be honest, this sounds like the whole “violent video games cause more violence”, which has clearly been debunked.
much like any digital experience, I have a hard time believing that it is somehow a practicing ground.