Between August 2022 and March 2023, approximately 40 percent of the websites providing pornographic content available to users in the United Kingdom hosted only users-generated content. In comparison, 26 percent of services analyzed hosted only the content from their providers. Approximately four percent of the services provided access to a combination of the two formats.
Share of online pornographic user-generated content hosted on selected types of platforms accessed from the United Kingdom (UK) from August 2022 to March 2023
Characteristic
Share of services
Hosts only UGC
39%
Hosts only provider content
26%
Hosts UGC and provider content
4%
Hosts UGC but unable to make a determination about provider
¹According to the source: "‘'Pornographic content' means content of such a nature that it is reasonable to assume that it was produced solely or principally for the purpose of sexual arousal"
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Ofcom. (January 13, 2023). Share of online pornographic user-generated content hosted on selected types of platforms accessed from the United Kingdom (UK) from August 2022 to March 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450445/online-porn-ugc-uk-by-platform-type/
Ofcom. "Share of online pornographic user-generated content hosted on selected types of platforms accessed from the United Kingdom (UK) from August 2022 to March 2023." Chart. January 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450445/online-porn-ugc-uk-by-platform-type/
Ofcom. (2023). Share of online pornographic user-generated content hosted on selected types of platforms accessed from the United Kingdom (UK) from August 2022 to March 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450445/online-porn-ugc-uk-by-platform-type/
Ofcom. "Share of Online Pornographic User-generated Content Hosted on Selected Types of Platforms Accessed from The United Kingdom (Uk) from August 2022 to March 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450445/online-porn-ugc-uk-by-platform-type/
Ofcom, Share of online pornographic user-generated content hosted on selected types of platforms accessed from the United Kingdom (UK) from August 2022 to March 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450445/online-porn-ugc-uk-by-platform-type/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of online pornographic user-generated content hosted on selected types of platforms accessed from the United Kingdom (UK) from August 2022 to March 2023 [Graph], Ofcom, January 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450445/online-porn-ugc-uk-by-platform-type/
