As the internet gains increasing importance in the lives of young people, researchers have begun to notice children’s exposure to pornography can harm sexual development.

Boys who start watching pornography at an early age are more likely to uphold misogynistic views and behaviours when they get older, a new study claims.

Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln found a clear link between the age at which boys are first exposed to porn and their likelihood to display sexist attitudes and behaviours later in life.