By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs The times certainly are a-changing for the pornography industry and this time it is for the betterment of society. In May, Germany’s Berlin Administrative Court upheld a “network ban” on Pornhub…
By Dalitso Koroma, Policy Officer for CEASE Did you know the most searched porn term of 2024 was inspired by TikTok? What was once a platform for dance challenges and lip-synch videos is now shaping how people view sex. According…
By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs Much has been said and written about the Netflix series Adolescence; discussion abounds. But regardless of what people think about it – whether as a show that sparked a much-needed national…
By Naomi Miles, Founder and Chair of CEASE CEASE is six! Each year that passes, so much happens in this space. The need to take radical, decisive action has never been so urgent. There has been a lot of positive…
By Gemma Kelly Head of Policy and Public Affairs for CEASE CEASE welcomes the release of the Independent Pornography Review and the recommendations outlined by Lead Reviewer Baroness Bertin. Baroness Bertin’s review has called time on the pornography industry’s blatant…
By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, CEASE On Thursday 16th January 2025, Ofcom published its guidance on age verification for pornography sites that fall under Part 5 of the Online Safety Act 2023. These are websites that…
By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, CEASE Just do it. I’m lovin’ it. Because you’re worth it. We don’t even need to mention the brand names because the multi-million dollar advertising and PR campaigns for these companies…
Guest blog by Hannah Shead, CEO of Trevi If you had told me five years ago that I would be chairing a conference on pornography, I would simply not have believed you. I would more than likely have told you…
New data from CEASE (the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation) shows parents are leaving it too late to talk to their children about pornography. Twenty-one per cent of parents of 11-13 year olds have talked to their children about…
By Gemma Kelly, Head of Policy and Public Affairs It’s been an interesting few months for Aylo, the current owners of Pornhub and nearly 100 other pornography sites. Undercover videos began dropping in October last year, revealing that amongst other…