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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.
New offence for encouraging serious self-harm with perpetrators facing 5 years behind bars.
Further action is being taken to protect children from viewing inappropriate music videos on the internet.
The Digital Secretary updated Parliament on the government's full response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation.
People who maliciously share sexually explicit pictures of former partners will face prosecution under new laws.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
On Sunday 8th February Women and Equalities Minister Nicky Morgan launched a helpline to support victims of ‘revenge porn’.
David Cameron made a speech about cracking down on online pornography and making the internet safer for children on 22 July 2013.
The government announces that more DVDs are to carry an age rating, more is to be done on online age ratings and WiFi will be family friendly.
A survey for the review into the commercialisation of childhood shows widespread concern about the pressure on children to grow up too fast.
DCMS response to public enquiries.
Report recommends clampdown on sexualised ‘wallpaper’ surrounding children.
Details of new measures to protect children from commercialisation and sexualisation in society.
From today, it is a criminal offence to sell video games with a “12” rating to those younger than that age.
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