Peers vote to ban pornography depicting sex acts between stepfamily members Amendment calling for step-incest to be included in ban on harmful content passes by just one vote The Guardian - UK · Apr 10
The UK has a chance to pioneer pornography regulation – it must take it The crime bill proposes a stronger model of consent – and with violent imagery and child sexual abuse soaring, who, really, can argue against it? says author Susanna Rustin The Guardian - UK · Mar 31
UK porn traffic down since beginning of age checks but VPN use up, says Ofcom Visitor numbers to UK’s 10 most-visited services have settled at a ‘lower level’ than before 25 July, report finds The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025
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 · Nov 12, 2025
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 · Aug 5, 2025
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 The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2025
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 · Jun 28, 2025
‘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 · Jun 28, 2025
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 · Jun 24, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025
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 · Mar 1, 2025
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 · Feb 27, 2025
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 · Feb 27, 2025
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 The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025