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Violent porn showing choking and strangulation will be made illegal through the Crime and Policing Bill, the government has announced

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Strangulation in pornography will be banned after a review warned violent depictions have effectively established choking as a “sexual norm”.

The government has announced plans to make any pornography showing strangulation illegal as part of their pledge to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.