According to research conducted by the Children’s Commissioner for England, one in every ten children has viewed pornography by the age of nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dame Rachel de Souza stated that pornography consumption is “widespread” among children and highlighted harmful effects such as many young people’s belief that girls “expect” physical aggression in sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the report, 47% of young people aged 16 to 21 believe that girls “expect” physical aggression in sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dame Rachel warned that “depictions of sexual coercion and aggression are commonplace” in online pornography, and that the Online Safety Bill must be passed as an “urgent priority” by parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report’s findings, based on a survey of 1,000 young people aged 16 to 21 in England, include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 By the age of 18, the majority of young adults (79%) had seen pornography involving sexual violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Many young people believe that girls expect or enjoy physical aggression in sex, such as airway restriction and slapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Almost half (47%) of respondents aged 18 to 21 reported having witnessed a violent sex act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 More than one-third of young adults reported seeking out violent pornography involving at least one act of sexual violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the report, Twitter has the highest percentage of children who have seen pornography (41%), followed by dedicated pornography sites (37%), and Instagram (33%).<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
According to research conducted by the Children’s Commissioner for England, one in every ten children has viewed pornography by the age of nine. Dame Rachel de Souza stated that pornography … <\/p>\n