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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Aine Fox

More children seeing violent and degrading pornography online, says commissioner

The Children’s Commissioner said her report should be read as ‘a snapshot of what rock bottom looks like’ when it comes to online safety for children (Alamy/PA) -

The proportion of children saying they have seen pornography online has risen in the past two years, according to a report, which also found most are likely to have stumbled upon it accidentally.

Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza said her research is evidence that harmful content is being presented to children through dangerous algorithms, rather than them seeking it out.

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