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    26:12 8/15/2016 The IT Crowd🇮🇱 Subtitled

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    WARNING: This is about pornography which may offend some. A generation has grown up with easy access to every type of online porn any time they want it. Men, women and a couple take a frank, detailed look at the impact this is having. How has porn changed what’s now considered normal and what we expect from each other? Subscribe to our channel: http://goo.gl/FHXbqA Much more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsbeat Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbcnewsbeat Instagram: https://instagram.com/bbcnewsbeat

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    גודל על פורנו | חדשות BBC ניוזביט

    אזהרה: התוכן עוסק בפורנוגרפיה ועלול לפגוע בחלק מהצופים. דור שלם גדל עם נגישות בלתי מוגבלת לכל סוגי הפורנוגרפיה המקוונת. גברים, נשים וזוג אחד מציגים מבט כנה ומעמיק על השפעות הנגישות הזו. כיצד פורנוגרפיה שינתה את תפיסתנו לגבי מה שנחשב לנורמלי ואת הציפיות ההדדיות שלנו? להרשמה לערוץ שלנו: http://goo.gl/FHXbqA לתוכן נוסף: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat פייסבוק: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsbeat טוויטר: https://twitter.com/bbcnewsbeat אינסטגרם: https://instagram.com/bbcnewsbeat

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