Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar is calling on the government and the relevant stakeholders to help fight against pornography addiction. According to the Opposition Leader, it is the fastest-growing addiction in the world.

She added: “It has become a silent epidemic for adults and children. Sexually overt behaviour targeted at children has become normalized because hypersexualized influencers and advertisers now determine social values. And to compound this over-sexualization of children, there is an epidemic of pornographic addiction affecting both children and adults.

I, therefore, call on the Government, civil society, TATT, the Media Association, and any willing stakeholder to come together with the UNC to begin discussions on social, legislative, and educational interventions to address the pornography epidemic and the exploitative over-sexualization of children.”

Take a look at the full statement below: