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Research into teens’ use of pornography shows that watching porn is increasing amongst young people.
Figures recently released by the free pornography site Pornhub show numbers spiking during the Covid-19 lockdown.
In theory, it’s a site for adults, but many young people are using it.
Classification Office research in 2018 showed that by the age of 17, 75% of young people have seen porn, and one in four have seen it by age 12.
Kate Whitaker, a senior adviser at the Classification Office, joined Kerre McIvor to discuss the effects of this increase.
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