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	Podcast:		Please Explain
	Episode:		18 and over? The plan to ban porn
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:14:13
	Publish Date:		2023-05-22 19:01:00
	Description:		Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Australia will soon embark on a debate about whether the government should step in to restrict children’s access to online pornography. For many advocates, it’s not a minute too soon. While the link between young people watching pornography and real-life harm has been disputed for years, numerous experts now say that this long-held truth is starting to come undone. Among them is a president of a children’s court here who now sees sexual assault allegations that frequently feature choking. It is just one piece of evidence, she says, that suggests how violent porn is being enacted in the bedrooms of teenagers throughout Australia. Today, chief reporter Jordan Baker on what a new report into this issue has found, and the pressure that many teens now feel to steer clear of so-called “vanilla sex”. Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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