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PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Porn: enforce user ID authentication

Enforce ID verification in order for a user to gain access to porn sites. Sites would require that a valid ID shows that a user trying to gain access is 18years or older.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
6
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
Background
This isn't about sexual shame, with the rise of incel culture and the impact this is having on impressional men, boys, girls, change needs to happen.Porn can be violent and mysoginist, adult performers may consent, this should not be the first source of sex education for children.We've seen a 37% increase in violence against women and girls: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2024-0183/#:~:text=The%20data%20also%20found%20that,justice%20system's%20response%20to%20VAWG.