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Metro

Act now to block naked images from kids’ phones, Jess Phillips tells Burnham

Dr Elly Hanson and Lauren Agnew on Apple and Google missing the deadline for on-device nudity blocking, and why the protections must now be written into law.

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Raising the age of access to social media: Why I’m no longer on the fence

If I'm honest, when I first started exploring the conversation around raising the age of access to social media, I was on the fence.

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The Telegraph

How online porn has broken sex for young people

Naomi Miles and Dr Elly Hanson on why the under-16 social media ban will help future generations but cannot undo the damage already done.

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Minimum Age of 16 for Social Media Is the Necessary Circuit Breaker

CEASE strongly welcomes the Government's decisive action to raise the age of access to 16 for social media.

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A major leap forward in protecting children online.

Working in the area of sexual abuse, harm and exploitation, there is no shortage of alarming statistics and bad news, so good news is both rare and welcome.

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Crime and Policing Bill: age and consent provisions — CEASE briefing

CEASE is really pleased to see the Government have taken onboard recommendations from Baroness Bertin’s Independent Pornography Review and tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing bill which will give it…

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Crime and Policing Bill: Age and Consent Win 

CEASE is really pleased to see the Government have taken onboard recommendations from Baroness Bertin’s Independent Pornography Review and tabled an amendment to the Crime and Policing bill which will give it…

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Let’s get these fundamental safeguards over the line! 

We are launching a campaign calling for age and consent checks on all online pornography.

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The times they are a-changing  

The times certainly are a-changing for the pornography industry, and this time it is for the betterment of society.

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