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We live in an increasingly digital age. There is no doubt that technology is extraordinary. It brings incredible opportunities but also daunting challenges, especially for children and young people for whom access to harmful online content is only a click or a swipe away.
CARE is committed to protecting the innocence of childhood and we are working towards a society where our young people are as well protected online as they are offline.
Join us in supporting age-verification checks on pornographic websites.
Take action nowIf we really care about children then we must not shy away from using the law to protect them online, as we do very properly offline.
Find out more about our work on online safety and what we are calling on the Government to do.
Read about CARE's work on online safetyArpanet was the first real network to run on switching technology which was new at the time
During the 2015 general election, the Conservative Party promised to introduce mandatory age-verification on pornographic websites
Part 3 of this Act made provision for statutory age-verification. CARE worked successfully with a coalition of MPs to amend the Bill so its provisions could be enforced.
The Women and Equalities Committee Report on sexual harassment towards girls and women recommends that pornography be treated as a public health issue
Finally, after repeated delays in December 2018, MPs and Peers approved regulations needed to introduce age verification for porn sites.
The NSPCC published proposals showing how the Government could legislate to require social media companies to safeguard children.
The White Paper adopted many of the NSPCC's recommendations.
The Government announces age-checks are being delayed. CARE works with other organisations and MPs to put pressure on the Government to hurry up.
CARE worked with a number of Peers to raise concerns about gaps in the Government's proposed approach
The Government forgot to notify the European Commission, thereby undermining the legal basis of age verification
In October, the Government suddenly said it was dropping age verification plans and promised to 'come up with something better'
CARE's CEO Nola Leach signs a letter in The Times calling on the Government to think again
Baroness Howe's Bill, which would set an implementation date for the age verification scheme, has its First Reading in the House of Lords.
Here are a range of resources to help you dig deeper on the issue of online safety.
Explore these resources from the Family Online Safety Institute
find out moreby the BBFC
Explore this guide for parents: how will age-verification protect children online?
exploreDuring a debate in the House of Lords on Wednesday afternoon, the UK Government admitted its new online harms bill will not provide robust, age verification controls to help protect young people from harmful, pornographic content online.
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