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<p>The Government Equalities Office published 2 reports in 2021 on the relationship
between pornography and harmful sexual practices, including violence against women
and girls. These are ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-publications/the-relationship-between-pornography-use-and-harmful-sexual-behaviours"
target="_blank"><em>The relationship between pornography use and harmful sexual behaviours’</em></a><em>
</em>and <em>‘</em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/research-publications/the-relationship-between-pornography-use-and-harmful-sexual-attitudes-and-behaviours-literature-review"
target="_blank"><em>The relationship between pornography use and harmful sexual attitudes
and behaviours: a literature review’</em></a>.<em> </em>These are available on <a
href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>The reports indicate that
there is not one single factor that leads someone to engage in harmful sexual behaviour,
rather it is a combination of factors which interact with one another to differing
effects on each individual. No causal link could be established between porn use and
harmful sexual practices as the evidence can not establish if the use of porn leads
to harmful sexual practices, or if it is the other way round. Conclusively establishing
such a link would require impractical and unethical study conditions (exposing individuals
who have never seen it, to porn).</p>
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