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Written question asked by Baroness Grender (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 12 April 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 2021. It was answered by Baroness Barran (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 April 2021 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Pornography: Internet

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 24 March (HL14223), what assessment they have made of (1) the percentage of commercial pornography sites, and (2) the total number of commercial pornography sites, that will not be in scope of the Online Safety Bill.

Answer

The government is committed to ensuring children are protected from accessing online pornography through the new online safety framework. Where pornography sites host user-generated content or facilitate online user interaction such as video and image sharing, commenting and live streaming, they will be subject to the new duty of care.

The government expects that the majority of commercial pornography sites, including those that are most visited, will be captured through the new online safety regime. Only those commercial pornography sites which do not host user-generated content and instead publish their own content will not be in scope. We will continue to review our proposals to ensure we deliver the most comprehensive protections for children online.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL14737
Session
2019-21
Related items
Pornography: Internet
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Internet Pornography Safety
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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