Generation sex

Protesters demonstrate their opposition to new pornography laws outside Parliament by simulating sex acts. Our reporters were there.

“They (boys) explain to us how they expect us to act… from watching it (porn) online” – two young women share their views as a report suggests pornography is a part of every day life for teenagers.

What do teenagers think is acceptable when it comes to sex? Channel 4 News can reveal government research which shows teenagers understand the concept of consent – but do not always apply it.

Parents are failing to get a handle on internet slang, new research says, making it more difficult to detect if children are involved in dangerous or illegal online practices. So how much do you know?

Channel 4 News investigates an increasingly sexualised generation of British teenagers – and how young people looking at explicit images may be unwittingly committing a crime.

As part of Channel 4 News’s Generation Sex series, Donald Findlater of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation looks at how to help teenagers stay safe, and on the right side of the law, online.

From a “sextionary” to myths about contraception, one NHS and council-led website is confronting the sexualisation of teenagers head-on, as Channel 4 News’s Generation sex series hears.

Forget a fumble behind the bike-sheds. Sexting and watching porn are just part of growing up nowadays, as Rachel Seifert finds out as she talks to teenagers for a Channel 4 News investigation.

Teenagers talk to Channel 4 News about sex in the digital age – naked pictures, porn and the pressure to conform. Warning: this film contains explicit language.

Sending and receiving explicit naked pictures is everyday life for teenagers aged between 13-16 across Britain – and it is changing how they see sex, a Channel 4 News investigation reveals.

Our Generation sex investigation found that “sexting” and hardcore porn are just part of everyday life for today’s teenagers. Here are some of your responses.