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Porn has been around for thousands of years. It’s natural to be curious about sex and porn but it’s also completely normal to not be interested or enjoy porn at all. Whether you do or don’t watch porn, there are some things worth knowing about it.
The UK government has put extensive protections in place to ensure that the general public – particularly those under the age of 18 years old – are not adversely affected by pornography. The protections form part of a wider government effort to censor certain harmful information and materials on the Internet and elsewhere, such as copyright violations, libellous communications, depiction of animal abuse, terroristic propaganda and literature, and other extreme text, images, videos, and audio files.
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Research indicates that consuming porn is linked with more negative body image, lower self-esteem, and poorer mental health.
By Daniel Cox, Beatrice Lee & Dana Popky
Eight in ten Britons believe pornography websites should ensure all users are over the age of 18, new polling has revealed.
Children are being exposed to pornography at a younger age than ever before. Isabel Ringrose explains that porn is a symptom of commodification, sexism and violence in a capitalist society
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Report from SafeLives highlights gaps in relationships and sex education classes.
By Olivia Petter
In the UK, you must be 18 by law to watch pornography, and the government’s latest attempt to regulate access – the Online Safety Bill – will legally require websites that publish explicit content to check that their users are over 18.
Young people and men watch porn more frequently than women and older Britons, with young men particularly likely to be regular consumers.
By Ross Pomeroy
An article from The Conversation.
By Oliver Carter, Reader in Creative Economies, Birmingham City University
Singer’s comments may help children and adults to have better conversation, say experts, amid calls to change online safety bill.
By Harriet Grant and Dan Milmo
What is Revenge porn? Sounds scary doesn’t it? Here, Carmel Glassbrook from the Revenge Porn Helpline breaks down the top 5 things you need to know about revenge porn from her experience working with the organisation.
Analysis: experts split on whether easy access to porn has fuelled sexual harassment, abuse and assault among young people.
By Nicola Davis, Science correspondent
By Ian Richards
Porn is nothing new, but its prevalence is. Now, some men and women from the first generation with unlimited access are switching it off. When a choice becomes a compulsion, where can people turn?
By Lucy Purdy
An article from The Conversation.
By Jo-Ann Pattinson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leeds & Subhajit Basu, Associate Professor in Cyberlaw; Chair, BILETA, University of Leeds
Interview with Rose Kalemba, words by Tom Farr
