UK bans pornography depicting sexual acts between stepfamily members
Adult-content producers barred from making stepfamily sexual scenes
Change
UK added "step-incest" to its harmful-content prohibition, banning production of pornography that depicts sexual acts between stepfamily members after a House of Lords amendment passed.
Why it matters
Depicting sexual activity between adults who are step-related is now classified as prohibited harmful content; performer consent will not exempt such productions from the ban. Online hosts and distribution channels are now required to prevent access to this category of material under the expanded harmful-content rules and face enforcement if they fail to do so.
Implications
- — Adult-content producers and film crews in the UK — must stop producing scenes that depict sexual acts between stepfamily members immediately — continued production risks removal of material and enforcement action under the harmful-content prohibition.
- — Compliance and moderation teams at online hosting platforms and adult sites — must implement blocks and remove existing stepfamily sexual material now — failure to prevent uploads risks regulatory enforcement and platform liability.
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Source
The Guardian
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