The former headmistress, who has called for tech bosses to face personal fines and even prison if they break such rules, recalled harrowing stories on online abuse.
Laws planned as part of the forthcoming Online Safety Bill will require porn websites to verify the age of users, but critics say it’s not enough. With almost half of children exposed to inappropriate content on social media and free-to-use websites, Dame Rachel is urging the Government to crack down on porn purveyors. If parents actually knew what their children were seeing they would be really worried.’ ‘I’m seeing eight-year-olds and nine-year-olds – a massive percentage of underage children – on these websites and social media. Dame Rachel de Souza said the nation will one day reflect with horror at the ease with which children can currently access extreme sexual images on the internet
