Overview

• Ofcom has launched a review of Channel 4’s compliance with the broadcasting code over graphic sexual content in 1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story.
• Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson raised alarms that children can watch the explicit film with a single click on Channel 4’s platform despite age-verification rules for adult sites.
• Shadow Home Office minister Katie Lam criticised the inconsistency in access rules, calling it “bizarre” that public broadcasters allow minors to view pornography without robust checks.
• Channel 4 commissioning editor Tim Hancock defended the broadcast as editorially justified, saying the explicit footage provides essential context for understanding Tia Billinger’s controversial career.
• The six-month observational documentary follows Tia Billinger, known as Bonnie Blue, charting her claim of sleeping with over 1,000 men and the rise of her lucrative OnlyFans enterprise.