“This will make sure that illegal and harmful content, such as that which features child sexual abuse and exploitation, or where adults are being exploited, is robustly dealt with,” said the statement.
The Government said that the review would consider what more could be done to provide children with information and resources about the harm caused by pornography. Nearly half, 47 per cent, of young people aged between 16 and 21 said that girls “expected” physical aggression, according to the survey of 1,000 young people supplemented by in-depth focus groups. More than a quarter, 27 per cent, had viewed it by the age of 11. It follows research by Dame Rachel De Souza, the Children’s Commissioner, which found half of 13-year-olds have seen pornography online, and that one in 10 had seen explicit adult content by the age of nine. Under a further amendment, social media bosses will also face jail if they allow child sexual abuse content to remain on their platforms, closing a loophole exposed by The Telegraph. Last week the Government also backed a rebel amendment that will require tougher age verification so that it is “highly effective” in preventing under 18s viewing porn across all commercial adult sites as well as social media platforms. The move follows a Tory backbench MP and lords campaign led by Miriam Cates, Sir Bill Cash and Lord Bethell that secured tougher rules in the online safety Bill including two-year jail sentences for social media directors who persistently fail to prevent children accessing it. “The Government wants to ensure any pornography legislation and regulation operates consistently for all pornographic content.” “There are currently different regimes that address the publication and distribution of commercial pornographic material offline, such as videos, and online,” said the statement announcing the review. The Prime Minister wants all legislation covering pornography both on and offline to be reviewed to ensure that it is “fit for purpose” in tackling exploitation and abuse. Rishi Sunak has ordered a review of Britain’s pornography laws after evidence that more than a quarter of children have encountered it online.
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