Written by Elke Govertson for Mamalode.  Originally published December 3rd, 2014.

“Cindy Gallop is a TED superstar, leader in the advertising world and now, a voice for how porn is teaching misconceptions about sex. Mamalode’s publisher met her last year and their discussion about how porn impacts children (and their parents) was mind blowing.

Mamalode: Talk to us about children’s exposure to pornography.

CINDY: The average age today at which a child is first exposed to hardcore porn online is eight. Two years ago, the New York Times acknowledged this with an article ‘When Children See Internet Pornography’ on what to do when children see Internet porn. In fact, USA Todaypublished a global study last year that indicates the age has dropped even lower, to six.

This is not because 6-year-olds go looking for porn. It’s because of what is now inevitable in the digital…