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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

MPs urge crackdown on pornography to tackle violence against women

Pornography on a laptop
The MPs say pornography plays a ‘contributory role in fuelling sexual objectification and sexual violence’. Photograph: Artur Marciniec/Alamy

Action must be taken against pornography to help end the “epidemic” of male violence against women and girls, according to a cross-party group of MPs.

A substantial proportion of mainstream pornography features physically aggressive behaviour by men against women, says a report by the group. The MPs say there is extensive evidence that consuming pornography fuels sexual violence and influences viewers’ behaviour, or “sexual scripts”, as well as perpetuating racist stereotypes.

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