Singer’s comments may help children and adults to have better conversation, say experts, amid calls to change online safety bill
When Billie Eilish said this week that viewing pornography at a young age had “devastated” her, 19-year-old Jay recognised the feeling and the experience.
“I really identified with what she said. I first saw porn at about 12 or 13 on social media; it came up on Instagram and boys at school would show it around and laugh,” says Jay, who preferred not to use her real name. “Boys talked a lot about porn, especially as we got older. It was less socially acceptable for girls to say they watched it, though we all did, I think.”
