UK lawmakers call for porn camming ban
A new report out of the UK government suggests further restrictions to the adult industry.
In the wake of recent bans on specific pornographic content in the UK, lawmakers are pushing for additional restrictions. On November 6, it became illegal to possess and publish explicit material involving strangulation/suffocation, incest (including fake incest), and individuals under 16, or those pretending to be under that age.
Just three days later, a bipartisan group called the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Commercial Sexual Exploitation released a report titled "Only Exploitation." This report urges the criminalization of online platforms that profit from live-streaming pornography and other forms of sex work. The report argues that camming/livestreaming can lead to sexual coercion and exploitation, pose security and privacy risks, promote violent attitudes, and normalize sexual exploitation.
It also suggests that visitors to such platforms are essentially becoming "pornography directors." However, some experts express concerns that the report fails to consider the voluntary nature of sex work and instead likens it to exploitation. The report calls for outlawing "e-pimping" and recognizing it as human trafficking, as well as addressing the facilitation of sexual exploitation by individuals who profit from camming.
While some acknowledge the harm caused by such platforms, they argue that criminalizing the activity may inadvertently push sex workers toward more underground and dangerous work.
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