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Online Pornography Depictions of women being strangled should be banned after a review found such images are prevalent and have helped establish the act as a sexual norm.
Government The crackdown on violent pornography will criminalize possession and publication of images showing strangulation and suffocation.
While non-fatal strangulation is already a crime, its online depiction is not currently illegal.
This legislative action follows conservative Peer Baroness Bertin’s warning of “complete absence” earlier this year Government Investigation into the Pornography Industry”.
Their independent review, published in February, cited worrying evidence of teachers asking students how to strangle girls during sex.
Baroness Bertin gave this warning People Stifling your sex life “can have devastating consequences”.
Amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill are pending before peers House of Lords Confirmed for further investigation next week Government On Monday.
As well as making it illegal to feature strangulation or strangulation in pornography, duties will be imposed on online platforms to prevent the spread of such images. Ministry of Justice Said.
Another amendment would extend the deadline for victims of intimate image abuse, which may include so-called “revenge porn”, to come forward to report such crimes.
Currently, victims have six months to do so, but the government wants to extend it to three years.
The department said the change would mean offenders who take or share intimate images without consent could be prosecuted any time within three years of the offense and six months after a prosecutor has enough evidence to bring a case.
Victims Minister Alex Davies-Jones said the government “will not remain silent as long as women who are abused online and subjected to violent pornography are allowed to normalize the harm”.
She added, “We are sending a strong message that dangerous and gender-discriminatory behavior will not be tolerated.”
of strangulated obscenity, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall Said: “Seeing and sharing this kind of content online is not only extremely disturbing, it is disgusting and dangerous. Those who post or promote such content are contributing to a culture of violence and abuse that has no place in our society.”
“We’re also holding tech companies accountable and making sure they stop this content before it spreads. We’re determined to ensure women and girls can go online without fear of violence or exploitation.”
Bernie Ryan, chief executive of the Institute for Addressing Strangulation, welcomed the proposed ban, saying “Unregulated online content poses serious risks, particularly to children and young people.” People“Must be recognized.
She said: “Strangulation is a serious form of violence, often used in domestic abuse to control, silence or intimidate.
“When it is portrayed in pornography, especially without context, it can send confusing and harmful messages to young people about what is normal or acceptable in intimate relationships. Our research shows that there is no safe way to strangle.”
The government said that if the amendments were accepted, possessing or publishing pornography involving strangulation or strangulation would become a priority offense under the Online Safety Act.
Technology companies would be legally required to take steps to prevent such violent content from reaching internet users, rather than simply wait for it to be reported.
The government suggested this could be done through moderation tools, strict content policies or automated systems used to detect and hide images.
British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) welcomed the planned changes, but said they should “mark the beginning of wider reform to ensure parity between online and offline content standards”.
Its chief executive David Austin said: “Harmful depictions of non-consensual, violent and abusive activity are readily available to UK users.”
The BBFC said it was prepared to take on “a formal role of auditing online pornography”, which would be “a natural extension of the role we have played offline for decades”.