GoKawiilUK to criminalise porn depicting strangulation and incest from 6 November
The UK government announced that from 6 November it will be illegal to possess or publish pornography depicting strangulation, suffocation, incest, or adults role-playing as under-16s. The change stems from amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, which became law in April, following a 2025 review led by Baroness Gabby Bertin into online porn regulation.
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The review found choking content was widespread on major porn sites and argued it had helped normalise the act among young people, citing a case of a 14-year-old asking about choking girls during sex. Justice minister Alex Davies-Jones framed the law as targeting content that 'normalises or glorifies' violence against women rather than banning personal sexual preferences, suggesting officials see a distinction between depiction and consensual practice. The law closes a gap where non-fatal strangulation was already a criminal offence in real life but its depiction online had not been.
- Ban on strangulation, incest and under-16 role-play porn takes effect 6 November in England and Wales.
- Follows a 2025 government review that found choking content widespread and linked to normalising harmful behaviour among youth.
- Justice minister says the aim is curbing content that glorifies violence, not criminalising personal sexual preferences.
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