A majority of young men support restricting access to pornography, according to a new survey by the Survey Center on American Life.
The survey, which includes a number of different topics concerning the opinions of everyday Americans and their satisfaction with the current state of the country, details the declining support of pornography among Gen Z men.
According to the survey, 64% of men under the age of 25 support making online pornography more difficult to access.
“In 2013, young men were divided—about half (51 percent) favored making it more difficult to access pornography online, while just about as many (40 percent) opposed this policy,” the survey found. “Today, six in 10 young men say they believe we should make accessing pornography online more difficult.”
This comes just weeks after the Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring consumers to provide age verification to gain access to commercial porn sites. The Texas measure was enacted in 2023 for the purpose of protecting children from pornographic content, requiring every user to provide proof of age in order to access the sites. The 6-3 vote marks the first time the court has required this of adults for the purpose of protecting minors. A total of 19 states currently have active age verification laws for porn websites and several other states have similar bills pending.
The shift among Gen Z men demonstrates a staggering turn in generational opinion, as The Daily Wire’s newest talent, Isabel Brown, wrote in a Thursday X post.
“WOW. Culture is changing.”
WOW. Culture is changing. https://t.co/7B9yeO00G5
— Isabel Brown (@theisabelb) July 10, 2025
“That’s good news!” said one commenter beneath Brown’s post. “Maybe in a generation or so, we can make pornography illegal again?”
That’s good news! Maybe in a generation or so, we can make pornography illegal again?
— C.F. Dalton (His Lordship/His Majesty) (@cfdalton1) July 10, 2025
Gen Z men agree in large part with men over the age of 65, 73% of whom support a pornography restriction, while under half of men between the ages of 25 and 54 remain in favor.
