Christian campaigners are urging government ministers to take action after a poll by the GB News channel revealed broad support for tougher restrictions on online pornography.

The survey, conducted by People Polling, found that over three quarters of UK adults (78%) support the introduction of an age verification system to stop children being able to access harmful adult content. Only 5% disagreed. 

Support was strong among both Tory voters (84%) and Labour voters (80%). 

The poll follows calls from former home secretary Sajid Javid and dozens of Tory MPs who want amendments to the Online Safety Bill to include strict age checks on social media and pornography websites.

Christian advocacy group CARE has backed calls for changes to the Bill to make it “truly fit for purpose”.

These include the introduction of “robust” age verification measures within six months of a new law being enacted, and a definition of pornography as harmful content. 

It also wants to see measures introduced to verify the consent and age of people in porn videos, and a consistent approach towards online and offline porn. 

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