Future Trends of Social Media - FutureCyberSex

Over the last couple of months, my blog has covered several different topics, from online extremism to amateur documentaries. I have enjoyed covering and engaging the ideas behind all of these blog entries, but when taking a look into the future of social media, predicting which topic will become most prominent on the eLandscape is not as plain cut as I thought it seemed.

This blog entry will not be focusing on my opinions regarding cybersex, or any other online sexual relations. However, I will quickly revisit the gist portrayed in ‘The Internet is for Porn’ blog, being that I generally do not approve or support such things. This blog entry will instead offer my prediction into where cybersex might go in the future, and also the role it may play in the social media thematic conglomerate.

It seems quite obvious to me that cybersex and all other online sexual relations will always be a very popular theme throughout social media and technology. But in addition to this, I’d predict that elements of the other topics covered will also play a supporting role in the future of cybersex. For instance, it is highly likely that virtual lives like that on Second Life will be continue to be used and developed for cybersex, that mobile phones will be able to support many different means of cybersex, and that elements of produsage will also be incorporated into online sex-related activity. This is what I mean by the social media thematic conglomerate; a mixture of multiple themes which will dominate the online environment. I only suggest that the cybersex theme will lead this conglomerate because as history has shown us so far, sex is the most common use of the internet.



As people who engage in cybersex, as well as the businesses behind cybersex strive to find new ways and methods of facilitating cybersex, the issue of censorship will become even more vital and publicly desired. If the further use of virtual realities and mobile phones (and associated technologies) occurs as means of assisting cybersex, the obvious solution to censorship will be an increase in cost of cybersex-related activities. I think less associated content will be available for free online, and more sites/technologies will only be accessible via a paid membership. Along the same lines, I think we may see an increased legal presence throughout social media and the eLandscape. New laws may be implemented to further reduce the risk of child pornography, as well as to decrease the current level of exposure and accessibility that online pornography has. This will ensure censorship is effectively progressing at the same rate as cybersex and all other online activities.



One finally point is I foresee an increased awareness of pornography/cybersex addiction being seen as a serious psychological condition. More and more cases of people being severely affected by an addiction to pornography are surfacing, and it’s something which is a real threat to success of many relationships. The awareness of this addiction needs to be improved, as I was quite shocked when researching for ‘The Internet is for Porn’ blog, coming across so many articles and websites devoted to helping those affected. I was surprised of the extent of the issue, and I think it would beneficial if more was done to combat it.

So, in summary, all this basically provides a general look into the future of social media and technology in terms of cybersex/related online activities from my point of view. This also concludes the Joe Bloggs blog.

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading and viewing my blog entries over the last several weeks. I have definitely enjoyed posting my thoughts and opinions for you to read.