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[–] 29 points 7 months ago* (7 children)

A key clause not included in the headline and only briefly mentioned in the article is that this doesn't ban all step-porn. It only bans the step-porn if one of the actors pretends to be under 18.

From gov.uk:

The first of these vital measures will ban anyone from possessing or publishing harmful pornography that shows incest between family members, and sex between step or foster relations where one person is pretending to be under 18.

A further amendment will criminalise the publication and possession of pornography where an adult is roleplaying as a child.  

(edited to update link)

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  • [–] 19 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    That seems like a weirdly specific way to just say that age of consent laws apply to the stated ages of the actors. The UK's age of consent is 16, or 18 if the other person is in a position of power (like a step-parent is).

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  • [–] 32 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Isn't an adult pretending to be a child in porn already illegal? That seems like something that would always have been illegal.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    It sounds like that was not actually illegal in the UK, based on the article. However, I am not a UK resident nor expert in porn law.

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