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RARE PHOTOS: Tory peer makes bold suggestion to combat violent porn | Rare Historical Photos

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  • Baroness Gabby Bertin, who led a government-commissioned review, has proposed banning violent and misogynistic online pornography.
  • She is advocating for the appointment of a dedicated minister for porn to ensure the issue is properly addressed, citing parliamentary reluctance to discuss the topic.
  • The review, published in February, recommended giving Ofcom greater powers to regulate porn sites and ban content deemed too harmful for offline certification.
  • The government has accepted one key recommendation from the review: making strangulation in pornography illegal.
  • Recent Ofcom research revealed that 8 per cent of children aged 8-14 have viewed online pornography, prompting major sites to agree to stronger age verification measures, with potential fines for non-compliance.

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