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Pornography: Internet

Commons · Question 36297 · Tabled 6 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 14 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to strengthen the regulation of online pornography platforms hosting violent and extreme content.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 14 Mar 2025

From 17 March 2025 services in scope of the Online Safety Act must take action to tackle illegal pornographic content. Publishers of pornography online also have a duty to use highly effective age assurance to prevent children from accessing pornographic ...