‘A lot of it is actually just abuse’– Young people and pornography
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At what age are children first exposed to pornography?
The survey found that, of the young people who said that they had ever seen online pornography, the average age at which they had first seen it was 13. There is no significant difference by gender; girls are as likely as boys to have seen pornography at this age. This is consistent with BBFC and Revealing Reality research, which found a majority of young people had seen pornography by age 13.
‘I think when you’ve got a phone you’ve got access to it’ – Boy, 16, focus group.
Young people who participated in CCo focus groups agreed that children are likely to see pornography between the ages of 11 to 12, and that this is determined by the age at which children first have their own device (smartphone, laptop or tablet). One boy shared his concern that this age is decreasing:
‘I think as time goes on it is going to be younger because people seem to get devices at younger ages … I think the age is getting younger from w...
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