"Egregious past failures have been well documented, ranging from the New York Times's investigation of Pornhub, which concluded that one of the world's biggest pornography businesses hosted videos featuring underaged and sex-trafficked subjects."
"Ending this impunity, so that user-generated and commercially produced online pornography are both more strongly regulated, was among the key recommendations of Conservative peer Gabby Bertin's independent pornography review."
"The absence until last year of strong age checks means that children, as well as adults, have had easy access to reams of violent content, despite growing evidence of pornography's role in normalising acts such as strangulation or choking."
The necessity for a law ensuring consent in online pornography is evident due to documented abuses, including underaged and sex-trafficked individuals. Investigations revealed significant failures in regulation, leading to the exploitation of vulnerable subjects. Recommendations from an independent review include stronger regulations for user-generated and commercial pornography, identity verification, and consent confirmation. The lack of age checks has allowed easy access to violent content for both children and adults, contributing to rising rates of child sexual abuse linked to online platforms.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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