BALTIMORE — More than 68% of youth reported exposure to online pornography, according to the National Institute of Health.

Experts say exposure to this kind of material at an early age can cause psychological and even physical harm. However, Maryland lawmakers have proposed a solution to protect children from this harmful content.

The Maryland Online Child Protection Act would mandate safety settings on phones, tablets, and game devices marketed to minors, that would automatically block obscene content.

“A lot of people think that it just stops there, but it doesn’t,” said De’ Asia Wiggins, a survivor of online trafficking.

For De’Asia Wiggins – who lost her mother when she was just 11 – being exposed to pornography while she was in foster care, led to unwanted real-life encounters.

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