A GOVERNMENT internet network has been used to try to access porn sites more than two times a day for three years.
There were 2,590 efforts to access X-rated sites — that’s 72 a month or 2.3 times each 24 hours.
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Porn sites have been regularly accessed via the Government internet network Credit: Getty
The Freedom of Information figures focused on the Government Digital Service, which links different departments.
It can be used by civil servants or guests visiting the GDS building in Whitechapel, East London, for various events such as training.
Pornhub was the subject of the most searches at 1,150.
Staff and guests tried to access Redtube 16 times, Youporn 93, and porn.com on 22 occasions.
Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper said: “This sort of workplace behaviour would not be tolerated in any other office, and certainly shouldn’t be in the heart of Government.”
Danielle Boxall, of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “People don’t end up on those sites by accident. Taxpayer- funded wifi must be strengthened.”
In 2016, Boris Johnson appeared in a clip on Pornhub. Footage entitled “Dumb British blond f**** 15million people at once”, showed the PM giving a post-victory Brexit speech.
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The GDS is part of the Cabinet Office. It declined to comment. In a response to the information request, the office said: “The FOI is specific to the GDS only.
In 2018 porn was accessed 24,000 times from parliamentary computers used by MPs, peers and staff.
In 2016, the parliamentary filtering system blocked 113,208 attempts, down from 213,020 the previous year.
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