Viewers sickened by Channel 4 displaying ‘literal porn with no filter’ days after on-line security invoice

Channel 4’s Bonnie Blue documentary has sparked a good bit of backlash on-line, with many viewers complaining about the identical factor.

Tia Billinger, who goes by the stage title Bonnie Blue, is a porn star from Nottingham who hit headlines earlier this yr for claiming to have had intercourse with over 1,000 males in simply 12 hours.

The 26-year-old then poured gas on the flames by saying among the males she slept with had been ‘barely authorized’ college college students.

On Tuesday (29 July), Channel 4 aired 1000 Males and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story and justified their resolution to incorporate graphic intercourse scenes within the doc.

“The specific content material within the documentary is editorially justified and offers important context; making pornographic content material is Bonnie’s job, and this movie is about her work and the response to it,” the broadcaster mentioned in a press release to The Mirror.

“Crucially, the content material is introduced in a non-gratuitous method and viewers can be alerted of the sexual content material in a programme warning in the beginning to make sure they perceive from the outset the character of the programme.”

The discharge of the doc comes days after the On-line Security Act was launched, which has been designed to cease kids from viewing pornographic pictures and movies on-line.

From 25 July onwards, there have been age verification checks throughout a variety of Britain’s hottest porn web sites, together with Pornhub.

In the case of Pornhub, the largest web site for porn on this planet, they’ve offered a warning message upon entry, in step with the brand new guidelines.

When somebody now visits the X-rated web site, it prompts them ‘to confirm that they’re 18 or older, in step with the UK On-line Security Act’.

A consumer’s age is then verified utilizing cell phone networks and financial institution accounts.

Taking to X, one viewer complained: “Placing a documentary on television abt Bonnie Blue at 10pm displaying literal porn with no filter simply days after the age verification factor went reside is definitely loopy work Channel 4.”

“So Bonnie Blue will get a documentary on Channel 4 the place she will promote and glamorise her life-style for the youngsters watching at dwelling however we’d like IDs to see posts on X as a result of ‘we have to defend the youngsters’,” a second penned.

Others, in the meantime, had been surprised by the choice to launch such a documentary, as a 3rd wrote: “This Bonnie Blue documentary is disgusting. The boys who sleep along with her are simply as dangerous as nicely.”

“I am solely quarter-hour into this Bonnie Blue documentary on Channel 4 and yeah…. vomit,” one other wrote.

“This Bonnie Blue documentary is stark viewing,” another person mentioned. “There’s nothing mistaken with intercourse on movie, however this simply appears so excessive.

“The blokes in that queue. The actual fact there is not any testing. Each bloke ought to take an extended laborious have a look at themselves.”

In contrast to the BBC, Channel 4 don’t depend on any public funds and has the liberty to air no matter they need.

From 9pm to five.30am, broadcasters are allowed to indicate content material that’s not pleasant for kids.

LADbible Group has contacted Channel 4 for remark.