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Moral Panic About Rough Sex Gives Way to Censorship in the UK

British regulators and lawmakers are hot on a measure that would make possessing or publishing strangulation porn a crime.

Reason

Moral outrage over Bonnie Blue’s porn empire misses the point: this is hardcore economics

A commercial instinct created her brand, a market sustains it and mainstream businesses profit. It’s a tale of very capitalist times, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

UK pornography taskforce to propose banning ‘barely legal’ content after Channel 4 documentary airs

Programme about performer Bonnie Blue condemned for ‘glamorising and normalising’ extreme pornography

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Labour should introduce minister for porn, Conservative peer says

Baroness Gabby Bertin, who led a review into online pornography, has proposed banning violent and misogynistic content online

The Independent UK

‘Unless you see it, you can’t believe how bad it is’: the peer demanding a minister for porn

We’ve got into a mess with extreme content because nobody wants to talk about pornography, says Gabby Bertin

The Guardian - UK

BBFC seeks to extend its monitoring role to include online pornography

The British Board of Film Classification has classified offline pornography for 40 years, but wants to expand its remit

The Guardian - UK

Watching extreme porn is leading to online sexual offending, charity warns

A married man in his 30s said he was placed on the sex offenders register after his porn addiction escalated into viewing child sexual abuse images

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Voices: Why it’s time we banned free porn

COMMENT: Violent online pornography is having a degrading effect on society, says Olivia Petter – making it available only to those willing to give their credit card details is a small price to pay

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on pornography: the Obscene Publications Act needs an update

Editorial: A new report makes a convincing case for outlawing strangulation imagery – and putting the home secretary in charge

The Guardian - UK

Ban violent pornography showing strangulation, ministers urged

A major review of the industry has proposed giving regulator Ofcom the power to police porn sites plagued with ‘harmful’ material

The Independent UK

Ban pornography depicting strangulation, review urges UK ministers

Independent review also calls for ban on other ‘legal but harmful’ material that is degrading, violent or misogynistic

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