Exposure to adult content
The average first exposure to pornography is at 12 years old, often while doing homework.
By age 14, 94% of children have seen pornography.
Middlesex University report for NSPCC and the Children’s Commissioner, 2021
63% of first exposures to pornography happen via social media, where explicit content is used as a “calling card” to attract users.
Easy access to violent and misogynistic pornography normalises harmful sexual attitudes and behaviours, increasing risks of sexual aggression and gender-based violence.