The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has disclosed that the government is working on a policy that will require identity verification before accessing pornographic websites.

Speaking at the 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Sovereignty and Values on June 4, 2026, he argued that many countries are tightening access to adult content.

According to him, the move is aimed at preventing children from being exposed to harmful material online.

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“Today in the United Kingdom, for you to access a pornographic website, you need to submit your driver’s license so they can determine that you are 18 years old.

“And that is why, for us, we believe that here in Ghana, and we are working with Cabinet on this, to ensure that before you access any X-rated site, you must provide either your driver’s license or your national ID card so that we know who you are and who is accessing the site, in order to prevent children from being exposed to such content,” he stated.

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram said exposure to sexual content at an early age can negatively affect children’s development, thinking patterns, morality, and overall values.

He stressed that safeguarding children from such influences is essential for protecting society’s cultural foundation.

“When a child is over-sexualized at an early age, it affects their development, thinking, morality, values, and standards. And the only way to break a people is to target the children.

“Because when children are damaged, that culturalization is also damaged. The fight against Africa is not against those of us sitting in this room. We are a lost case,” he remarked.

He further argued that the “real battle,” as he described it, is not among adults but in protecting children from harmful influences that could shape future generations.

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Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has proposed a policy requiring individuals to present a National ID card or driver’s licence before accessing pornographic websites, as part of efforts to protect minors online.

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