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28 April 2026

The report also showed that a "significantly higher proportion" of young people aged 16 to 19 years old were victims of domestic abuse (18.2%), compared to those who are 25 and above.

Louisa Rolfe, the national police lead for domestic abuse with the NPCC, said dangerous internet content may be contributing to cases involving teenagers.

"People are now much more likely to access violent pornography which normalises violence and behaviour in a relationship," she said.

"We see the connection between the sort of sense of toxic influencers online and their sort of views that are promoted about women and women's status in society."

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21 February 2022

This teaching resource lesson plan is designed to help teachers and facilitators educate young people about pornography, specifically online.

The lesson is broken down into three main sections, which can be taught together or separately; The history of porn, The legalities and Myth busters.

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15 December 2021

Eilish particularly criticised the way pornography can depict women's bodies and sexual experiences.

"I didn't understand why that was a bad thing - I thought it was how you learned how to have sex," Eilish said about watching, adding her mother was "horrified" when she told her.

"I was an advocate and I thought I was one of the guys and would talk about it and think I was really cool for not having a problem with it and not seeing why it was bad."

The singer-songwriter said she believed viewing the content while so young had "destroyed" her brain and caused her to suffer nightmares.

Eilish said it is a "real problem" that porn could skewer wider understandings of what is normal during sex, including around consent.

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