The UK's Online Safety Act aims to shield children from harmful online content, including the growing prevalence of violent pornography. An independent report urges government action on pornography, highlighting its dangers, particularly towards women and the emerging risks faced by boys and men. It emphasizes the urgency for clarity between the legal restrictions on physical and digital distribution of harmful material. Payment processors have unintentionally regulated this space, illustrating the need for stricter guidelines to prevent serious content exposure, especially to minors.
It is shocking that payment processors such as Visa and Mastercard have, until now, been the closest thing there is to a regulator of the vast online pornography industry.
Lady Bertin is right to demand that ministers go further. While clear-sighted about the disproportionate harms to women, she notes, too, the dangers to boys and men.
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