Jess Asato MP

365 days and 4,000 resolved enquiries later ... and what a year it has been! Let's take a look at some of the things I've been up to 👇

P*RNHUB IS STILL A CHILD ABUSE CRIME SCENE. This May, Connecticut police learned that videos of a young girl being sexually assaulted were uploaded to P*rnhub—filmed by 32 year old Thomas Abbatiello. The victim told police excruciating details like how she begged him to stop…

What does it say about our society that a bright 26-year-old from Derbyshire got rich having sex with 1,000 men? I met Bonnie Blue and explore the grim intersection between influencer culture and a generation raised on porn. ⁦⁦@thetimes⁩ thetimes.com/article/4a3b5b…

Yesterday Age Verification went live for UK users accessing porn online. (As did Ireland's AV law on Monday). How did sites approach this? It varies: Home Brewing chat on Reddit and Leeds protests on X were put behind an AV wall. But some porn sites didn't comply. 🧵

The appalling scenes in Gaza are unrelenting. The UK will pull every lever we have to get food and lifesaving support to Palestinians, and we will evacuate children who need urgent medical assistance. This humanitarian catastrophe must end.

“I told everyone being an OnlyFans star was fun and empowering — it was all a lie.” Eve Jones’s story exposes the truth behind the platform’s glossy image: emotional distress, exploitation, and profit at any cost. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/565fxb65 #OnlyFans…

From today, commercial pornography sites in the UK must ensure under-18s are blocked from accessing their content. We welcome this safeguarding milestone but implementation matters. We’ll be watching closely. bbc.co.uk/news/resources… #OnlineSafetyAct #ChildProtection

As I’m getting a lot of traffic today related to pornography, this feels like a good time to promote the @nakedtruthteam who provide support for people who are worried about being addicted to pornography or who have discovered their partner used porn: nakedtruthproject.com/get-help/

The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible.

The lengths men will go to, to violate the privacy and dignity of women, is staggering. apple.news/A2M_eiye7QGqod…

This Government is serious about tackling violence against women and girls. news.sky.com/story/new-meas…

Well done to everyone who campaigned to ensure age verification for pornography was in the Online Safety Act! Today it comes into force and while no doubt there will be some who get around it, it means young kids in particular won’t be stumbling on violent and harmful porn.

This is a new era of change in how children are protected online. But to be effective and fit for the future, the Children’s Code must keep pace with emerging technology. Protection must always come before profit.

Dear resident doctors…

From 7am tomorrow to 7am on Wednesday 30 July, strike action by resident doctors will affect some key NHS services. Find out how to access the NHS care you need. If you need medical help, use 111, or for a serious or life-threatening emergency, please call 999. ⬇️

Thank you, Health Secretary @wesstreeting, for reaching out today and for your support for @WHO colleagues in #Gaza and our lifesaving work. We need Member States’ help to ensure we can access health facilities and deliver health aid.

Yesterday we gave evidence to @CommonsEd. We are enormously grateful to the Committee for their attention on the punitive, coercive and threatening elements of attendance management and enforcement. 2018 Research by Coventry Law School Prof Rona Epstein clearly evidenced…

In an unprecedented move Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP), MI5, & the National Crime Agency (NCA) jointly call on parents and carers to support their children to be safer online during the summer break because the internet has “globalised extremism”. counterterrorism.police.uk/counter-terror…