The laws governing pornography are confusing, ineffective and outdated. They have not kept up with the online world where pornography is now pervasive.
The levels of abuse and sexual violence that we expose our children and young people to in this country is truly shocking:
Four in five 18-21 year olds have seen content involving sexual violence before turning 18.
The average age that children first see pornography on their phones is 13 years old.
An astonishing 1.4 million children regularly access pornography every month.
Online pornography has harmful effects on loving and meaningful relationships, it can form destructive addictions and it is proven to be a driver for sexual assaults, coercion and abuse.
The laws governing pornography are confusing and ineffective. And given that the last time the law was changed in any meaningful way was 45 years ago, it is outdated.