The Secretary of State for Children wants a credit card filter on porn sites to block minors

In France, pornography is theoretically forbidden to minors under the age of 18. In practice, 36% of teens have already seen porn by the age of 13. At age 15, a third of teens go to site X at least once a month. Even before starting their intimate life, many minors are exposed to violent sexuality where the notion of consent is ignored and where contraception is often the case. inexistent. To (partially) solve this problem, the Secretary of State for Children, Charlotte Caubel, recommended the use of a blue card to unblock access to adult sites.

Filter access to porn sites with a credit card

In order to prohibit minors from accessing pornographic content, the Secretary of State for Children, Charlotte Caubel, proposes the systematic use of a credit card to consult the platforms. If this filter weren’t foolproof, it would already discourage a number of teenagers. The Secretary of State also regrets that the legislation prohibiting the exposure of minors to pornography is not respected. Wanting to guarantee adults free access at all costs to X platforms, such sites are just as easily accessible to younger people.

Global actions to combat sexual and gender-based violence

Exposing young, virgin or inexperienced teenagers to this type of content infuses them with a distorted and toxic view of reality. However, porn isn’t the only one responsible for many men’s ignorance and inappropriate behavior. The fight against sexual and gender-based violence actually requires a respectful ban on pornography before the age of 18, but not only. Sex education in school, raising awareness of families, training police services on the issue and distributing emergency numbers are all essential measures to combat sexism in all its forms and offer adolescents the possibility of maintaining more relationships. healthy and free from stereotypes, pornographic or otherwise. .

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