A NEW Zealand government advert showing two porn actors turning up at a boy’s home has helped the country’s new online safety campaign go viral.

The Keep It Real Online video shows the two men, naked, being greeted by the child’s mother before the youngster wanders into the hallway with a laptop and reacts in shock at the sight of the pair.

A government spokesman said the ad is part of a wider campaign to help parents deal with online dangers, including grooming, bullying and pornography.

The video has reached millions of viewers since launching 10 days ago, she told AFP.

“The response to the campaign has been overwhelming.

“In the first week and a half of the campaign, the ads were viewed online a total of 11 million times.”

The porn awareness ad has racked up almost two million views on YouTube alone.

“In the case of the pornography ad, it draws attention to the fact that many young people learn about sex from pornography,” said the spokesman.

“It can be upsetting for younger kids, and sends poor messages about consent, body image and sex to teens.”

The campaign is due to run until the end of next month. – AFP, June 21, 2020.