Teach UK schoolchildren about harms of online misogyny, says police chief

A senior police officer has recommended teaching schoolchildren from primary level about the risks of online image-sharing and misogynistic social media figures such as Andrew Tate.

Tate, a British-American national, is being held in Romania where he is under investigation for alleged sexual assault and exploitation.

It found that 22% of students had viewed pornography on multiple occasions. Of those, one in five said they had developed a habit of watching such material and one in 10 said they felt addicted. It also found that non-consensual image sharing had also become a serious issue among schoolchildren.

Blyth said she was working with the Department for Education to produce a package that could be used in schools. Teaching unions have said they need extra help in coping with the demands placed on them in dealing with harmful online content such as pornography.