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New UK Law Bans Specific Pornographic Content

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The government announced that online pornography depicting strangulation or incestuous relationships will be banned starting in early November. From that date, it will be illegal to possess or publish content showing strangulation or suffocation, depicting sexual activity between related people, or showing adults role-playing children under 16. These new rules follow a review into porn regulation conducted in 2025, which found depictions of choking were widespread on popular sites.

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The new legislation is intended to signal to companies that host and facilitate pornography that extreme and violent content encouraging real-life harm is unacceptable. The rules amend the Crime and Policing Bill, making the online depiction of these acts criminal offenses in England and Wales.

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  • Alex Davies-JonesJustice minister who commented on the new regulation
  • Rishi SunakFormer Prime Minister whose government commissioned the review

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