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It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
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Online pornography showing ‘choking’ to be made illegalThe government have announced that online pornography that features strangulation, colloquially known as ‘choking’, and suffocation will be made a criminal offence.
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Most visited porn site reports UK users down 77% since age checks startedPornHub, the most visited pornography site on the internet, has said that visitors from the UK are down 77% since July. That month saw the introduction of the Online Safety Act which…
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ChatGPT to allow erotica for verified users
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Covid inquiry hears children spent up to 19 hours online during lockdownChildren spent up to 19 hours a day online during lockdown, with many exposed to violent pornography and at risk of sexual abuse, the UK COVID-19 Inquiry has heard.
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Press Releases
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Major wins in regulation of online pornography
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Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
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CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
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CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
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UK porn site traffic halves after age verification law enforcedOnline traffic to major adult websites in the UK has dropped sharply after new age verification rules came into effect last month.
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Reaction to Online Safety Act as age verification comes into force
There has been a mixed reception to the Online Safety Act, which is designed to protect young people from harmful material online through its use of mandatory age verification.
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Gen Z men turn against porn, new poll showsA new survey has found that young men are increasingly supporting restrictions on online pornography.
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First person convicted for encouraging serious self-harm and suicide onlineA man from Loughborough has been jailed after he repeatedly encouraged a vulnerable woman he met online to kill herself for his own sexual gratification.
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Govt to outlaw strangulation and suffocation in pornLast night in the House of Commons, the government said it would ban pornography that depicts strangulation and suffocation, a measure CARE has specifically campaigned for.
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Ofcom investigates porn websites over child safety violationsUK media regulator Ofcom has launched formal investigations into two porn websites, citing concerns that they may be breaching new child protection rules under the Online Safety Act.
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Social media firms shun UK over tough new online safety lawsA number of smaller social media platforms may soon cut off access to UK users, choosing to avoid strict new online safety laws rather than face the risk of punishment, a legal…
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