New Delhi, April 9 -- In a heartbreaking story reported by The Times, a British mother has opened up about how a Netflix web series led to a life-changing confession from her 18-year-old son, Dominic (name changed).

After watching Adolescence, a show that explores the impact of online misogyny on young boys, Dominic bravely told his mother about his hidden addiction to pornography, which began when he was just nine.

The mother said she was shocked to hear that her quiet, well-behaved son had lived with this addiction for nearly a decade. Despite growing up in a loving home with a good education and strong family values, Dominic had become trapped in a world of harmful online content.

The boy even followed controversial figures like And...