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Digital Economy

Proceeding contribution from Vicky Ford (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 December 2018. It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Digital Economy.

In the Women and Equalities Committee, as a response to the awfulness of the #MeToo campaign, we took evidence that showed that the consumption of pornography is associated with higher levels of violence, including rape and sexual harassment. I therefore thank my hon. Friend for introducing age verification and for making sure that it works.

Public places are not age specific, and the Committee also suggested that viewing online pornography in public places, such as on buses and trains, should be restricted. Do the Government intend to go further by introducing a restriction on viewing online pornography in public places?

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Reference

651 c591 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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