Published figure

49%

Of 854 people currently or recently in prostitution across nine countries said pornography was made of them while they were in prostitution. 47% were upset by attempts to make them imitate acts from pornography.

What this number is

In structured interviews across nine countries, nearly half of respondents in prostitution said pornography was made of them in that setting, and nearly half were upset by pressure to imitate pornography. The recording is both a product and a form of control.

Caveats

This is a specific sample of people in prostitution, not a survey of all adult content. It does not say every video is a crime. It documents overlap between prostitution, filming, and coercion in that population.

What the 90% is for

When a minor is involved, or an adult is forced, defrauded, or coerced, this is illegal commercial sexual exploitation. Aftercare cannot unpublish a file. The 90% funds identification, legal work, and housing for people who were filmed — not slogans about “all porn.”