Singer’s comments may help children and adults to have better conversation, say experts, amid calls to change online safety bill
said this week that viewing pornography at a young age had “devastated” her, 19-year-old Jay recognised the feeling and the experience.
Advocates for age assurance, a range of measures to check someone’s age before they access a website or app, say under-18s can access pornography too easily. A survey by thelast year found that 60% of children between 11 and 13 who reported having seen pornography said it was largely unintentional. Clare McGlynn, a professor of law at Durham University, said Eilish’s comments could help children and adults have a “better conversation about what material is out there on the mainstream sites”. She added: “I think her comments will help us to have a more open conversation, because certainly young people will be able to relate to her.”
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