UK Takes Action Against Online Porn Exposure
By Movieguide® Contributor
In a recent survey conducted by People Polling, results show an overwhelming support by UK adults on measures to close the online porn loophole in the interest of protecting children.
In a February 17, 2023 article, Christian Today staff reported:
The survey…found that over three quarters of UK adults (78%) support the introduction of an age verification system to stop children being able to access harmful adult content. Only 5% disagreed.
Support was strong among both Tory voters (84%) and Labour voters (80%).
The poll follows calls from former home secretary Sajid Javid and dozens of Tory MPs who want amendments to the Online Safety Bill to include strict age checks on social media and pornography websites.
Christian advocacy group CARE has backed calls for changes to the Bill to make it “truly fit for purpose”.
These include the introduction of “robust” age verification measures within six months of a new law being enacted, and a definition of pornography as harmful content.
It also wants to see measures introduced to verify the consent and age of people in porn videos, and a consistent approach towards online and offline porn.
A CARE spokeswoman went on to say: “When it comes to pornographic content, what is illegal offline should be illegal online….Experts are alarmed at the availability of abusive, degrading internet pornography, and even warn that it is inspiring sexual violence offline….The idea that our society is not being negatively affected by open-ended access to pornography is absurd.”
Absurd indeed.
As Movieguide® has reported on the proliferation of pornographic content online, its harmful effects, and the younger and younger age of persons exposed to this harmful content, it is imperative that families and other societal guardians take the action necessary to promote a culture of light, instead of turning a blind eye to the darkness of pornography.
Perhaps this is a situation in which the US ought to follow the UK.
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