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UK Porn Ban Leads to Mass Content Purges on Platforms Like Clips4Sale
Key points
- UK banned porn fantasies involving choking, breath-restriction, and relative roleplay.
- Clips4Sale removed hundreds of videos, citing compliance with new UK law.
- Creators report content removals even when they believe it is compliant.
- New law criminalizes possession or publishing, with penalties up to five years in prison.
New UK Porn Legislation Triggers Content Removals
The UK's updated Crime and Policing Act, which went into effect on Friday, criminalizes a range of sexual acts in pornographic content, including choking, breath-restriction, and certain types of incest roleplay. This legislation has prompted adult content platforms to begin purging videos to ensure compliance.
The law is broadly worded, criminalizing "strangulation or suffocation" and "certain types" of incest roleplay, leading to confusion among sex workers and fans about its exact scope. Violations, whether through possession or publishing, carry potential penalties of up to five years in prison.
Clips4Sale Implements Precautionary Measures
One platform, Clips4Sale, has been identified by creators as actively removing content. The platform stated these removals are a "precautionary measure" to comply with regulatory requirements in the UK. Clips4Sale informed creators via email that it would review video content, titles, tags, keywords, and descriptions.
Creators who appealed removals received responses indicating a general restriction on content availability in the UK, with the platform stating it does not necessarily mean the content is prohibited but is under review.
Creators Report Non-Compliant Removals
Many creators report that content they believe is compliant with the new law has been caught in the mass purges. UK-based creator Sophia Truee stated that Clips4Sale removed 392 out of her 506 videos, flagging them as requiring edits without specifying the necessary changes. Her content consists of POV videos where she speaks to the camera alone.
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Following new UK legislation criminalizing certain sexual acts in porn, platforms like Clips4Sale are removing large amounts of content, including videos creators believe are compliant. This has resulted in creators losing access to significant portions of their work due to the law's vague wording and platforms taking precautionary measures.