Conservative peer Baroness Bertin warned that there has been a ‘total absence of government scrutiny’ of the pornography industry
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Conservative peer Baroness Bertin warned that there has been a ‘total absence of government scrutiny’ of the pornography industry
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Online pornography depicting women being choked is to be banned, following a review that found such images are rife and have helped establish the act as a sexual norm.
Baroness Bertin’s review finds porn has effectively established choking as a ‘sexual norm’
Violent porn showing choking and strangulation will be made illegal through the Crime and Policing Bill, the government has…
Baroness Bertin plans to propose legislation in autumn which would make it illegal for online platforms to host content that…
Strangulation during sex damages young women’s brain health and breeds deep gender inequality. But the real test will be its…
Possession and publication of such material will be a criminal offence, under amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill.
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