“Of all activities on the internet, porn has the most potential to become addictive,” say Dutch neuroscientists Meerkerk et al. In the absence of age verification legislation and the risk of further lockdowns where children are liable to access porn sites more freely, …

It was a shock to hear a 14-year-old schoolgirl announce to us she was “into kink”. We were in front of 20 other young people in a talk about the potential risks around internet porn. That was already three years …

The Reward Foundation spent the summer working with John Carr, OBE, Secretary to the UK’s Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety, to produce the first Age Verification Virtual Conference for pornography. It took place in June 2020. The event included …

The Reward Foundation are participating in the 2020 Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Online Global Summit between 18 and 28 July. With 177 speakers and over 18,000 attendees from more than 100 countries, it is the largest event ever in …

In June 2019 Dr Darryl Mead and Mary Sharpe prepared a manifesto for pornography research. It was delivered at the International Conference on Behavioral Addictions in Yokohama, Japan. TRF’s researchers are seen here with Dr Marc Potenza and Gretchen Blycker …

Child safety and anti-sexual exploitation advocates and organizations from Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Denmark, England, India, Ireland, Liberia, Scotland, Sweden, Uganda, and the United States of America sent a joint letter this week to major credit card and payment processing …

Big Porn Seeks to Capitalize on the Pandemic This guest post on the porn pandemic comes from Madeleine Kearns, a William F. Buckley Fellow in Political Journalism at the National Review Institute. The original article can be seen here. Her …

The possibility of the UK Government enacting age verification soon for porn may be getting closer. Some of the companies who hoped to provide the age verification system are seeking a judicial review. This could force the Government to act. …

What is capping? In this is important blog by child protection expert John Carr we learn about cappers and capping and what risk it poses for children. This is all the more relevant during this time of lockdown. Capping has …