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Research into a range of gender and equality issues, including body image, gender norms, pornography use, shared childcare, and shared parental leave and pay.
This document contains the following information: Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.
Online Safety Act receives Royal Assent putting rules to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online into law.
Find out what online harms are, how to manage them, and where to report them if they occur.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Church on 6 July 2023.
We've announced new rules for tech firms around online harms — below are answers to questions surrounding the Full Government Response.
This is a selection of research reports to enhance the online harms evidence base. This research has helped improve understanding of harms experienced by adults and children, as well as how online harm can be measured.
The Government has formally proposed that the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) be designated as the regulator for the age verification of online pornography in the UK.
A speech delivered by Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Michelle Donelan, at the Family Online Safety Institute's annual conference.
A review of existing evidence on online harassment (including cyberbullying and trolling), revenge pornography and image-based abuse, and hate crime. The review highlights patterns of abuse based on age, sexual orientation, race and religion.
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