Co-Designing Digital Technologies to Reduce Young People’s Exposure to Online Pornography

In this research project, we will work with young people and caregivers to explore their perceptions of a range of measures to identify and develop new and innovative technological interventions that are not only effective at reducing access to online pornography, but which are also acceptable to both young people and their caregivers.

2022-2023

Using a co-design approach, we will work with young people and caregivers to explore their perceptions of a range of technological interventions to reduce or restrict access to online pornography by young people.

We will undertake this project with two groups:

• Young people aged 15-17 years old, and
• Parents or caregivers of children aged 8 to 16 years

This research will provide an understanding of the perceptions of parents and young people toward different technological interventions to reduce access to online pornography by young people, and inform the future consideration and implementation of large-scale interventions.