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Pornography: Internet

Asked by Rebecca PaulConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 17 January 2025UIN 23094

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that pornographic sites remove content that promote a sexual interest in children.

Answered by Feryal Clark

The Online Safety Act will place strict safety duties on user-to-user online platforms, including pornography-sharing sites, to proactively tackle any child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) content on their services. These sites need to start assessing for CSEA and other illegal content risks now. Their duties to tackle this content are scheduled to fully take effect this spring.

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