Petitions/Review laws preventing under 18s from access to online sexual content
StatusClosed
Opened19 Dec 2025
Closes19 Jun 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We ask the Government to review laws that prevent under 18s from accessing sexual content online. We want the review to look into focusing instead on improving and implementing mandatory sex and relationships education for all students.

We believe restricting access to online pornography for teenagers is disproportionate given that people can consent to sex at 16. We feel restrictions such as the Online Safety Act push young people into using VPNs to avoid restrictions, potentially exposing them to more harmful content. We believe arguments porn is bad for teenagers due to misogynistic values fail to account through the prevalence of these values throughout all media. Unrealistic expectations of sex could be more effectively countered by proper sex ed in schools.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Jeff Smith
1Jeff Smith MP
Manchester Withington
3
Martin McCluskey
2Martin McCluskey MP
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
3
Laurence Turner
3Laurence Turner MP
Birmingham Northfield
2
Mr Hamish Falconer
4Mr Hamish Falconer MP
Lincoln
2
Jodie Gosling
5Jodie Gosling MP
Nuneaton
2
Caroline Nokes
6Caroline Nokes MP
Romsey and Southampton North
2
Lloyd Hatton
7Lloyd Hatton MP
South Dorset
2
Navendu Mishra
8Navendu Mishra MP
Stockport
2
Steve Darling
9Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
Graeme Downie
10Graeme Downie MP
Dunfermline and Dollar
2
Review laws preventing under 18s from access to online sexual content — Petitions