{
  "id": 18339208,
  "title": "In the UK, Face Sitting Porn Might Land You in Jail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/in-the-uk-face-sitting-porn-might-land-you-in-jail",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-05T17:09:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "404 Media",
    "slug": "404-media",
    "url": "https://www.404media.co/uk-crime-and-policing-act-pornography/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A UK sex worker and writer, Melissa Todd, has spoken out about the potential legal consequences of engaging in a type of pornography involving strangulation, suffocation, and incest. As of November 6, she and others who distribute or possess such content may face up to five years in prison. The law also makes it a crime to possess or publish porn that \"explicitly and realistically\" depicts penetrative sexual activity between people who are related or pretending to be related, or involves sexual activity where at least one person is under 16. Todd emphasizes the importance of speaking up for porn that one may not personally enjoy, as well as the porn they do enjoy, in order to prevent government censorship of otherwise consensual adult activities.",
  "summary": "The Crime and Policing Act, which goes into force on November 6, criminalizes possessing or publishing strangulation or suffocation porn, as well as some types of \"close familial relatives\" roleplay.",
  "key_points": [
    "UK law could jail sex workers for face sitting porn",
    "Five-year prison term for distributing or possessing such content",
    "Law also criminalizes incest and underage sexual activity depictions"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}