UK law makes possessing or publishing choking and suffocation porn a crime from 6 November

Updates to the Crime and Policing Act, in force 6 November in England and Wales, criminalise possession and publication of pornography that explicitly and realistically depicts strangulation or suffocation, penetrative activity between apparently related people, and sexual activity involving apparent under-16s. Maximum penalties are two years for possession of strangulation or suffocation material, three years for possession of apparent under-16 material, and five years for publication. Official guidance defines strangulation as pressure on the neck and suffocation as depriving someone of air, with the courts left to decide edge cases. Platforms are pre-emptively removing content, and creators are reviewing back catalogues.

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