Yes, the friction has been a lot lower, and that builds different habits. You can reach a lot of stuff with the click of a button, sometimes even accidentally on social media such as X or Reddit. Given that we have video tech now, that's also likely much more alluring than images.
replyAre there children on X? Adult ads on subreddits for children? If so that's a platform issue.
replyI honestly believe not much has changed. There have been many many "weird" fetish producers out there to fulfill almost any fantasy. Now people can make it up themself more easily and waste less time and money on actually weird sites. Not to mention less scam risk, less money into porn credit card providers, ... Nothing bad about it, except you make it bad but that's the users choice and always was.
Frankly, I don't think the main concern is children. A lot of adults don't have good impulse control, and we should build systems that disincentivize harmful behavior. I'm more worried about someone doomscrolling fetish subreddits today than having to contact sketchy businesses back in the day, because of the hurdle they had to get over.
replyI think consuming sex content is akin to most time-wasting we can do on the internet today, and that'd be my main concern.