Seven in ten people believe porn is harmful to society. A new report by domestic abuse charity, Women's Aid, also shows nearly two-thirds of people believe porn leads to increased sexual violence in society.
A new ‘Time To Talk About Porn’ report shows 75% think porn can make children and young people more vulnerable to requests to share intimate images and videos of themselves.
71% believe the government and tech companies can, and must, do more to protect people from being exposed to it.
New #ItsTownToTalk Report: Figures show that the majority of Irish people believe that pornography is too accessible to children, and that it is contributing to gender inequality and to coercion and sexual violence against women and girls. Download https://t.co/yIxnv62PWR pic.twitter.com/EXDWOl1PKu
— Women's Aid Ireland (@Womens_Aid) November 25, 2022
CEO of Women's Aid, Sarah Benson, says “Women have reported that children have been exposed to inappropriate content on their fathers’ phones including dating sites and sexualised photos or pornography.
Ms Benson says Women's Aid, has "offered support to women who were recorded having sex without their consent or through coercion and whose intimate images were circulated online, including on porn sites. Women have been threatened by their partners or exes to have images shared with others unless they gave in to their demands. That is why Women’s Aid conducted this research as an urgent priority.”
