{"id":2241914,"date":"2026-11-06T15:47:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2241914"},"modified":"2026-11-06T15:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:47:37","slug":"certain-adult-content-is-now-banned-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2241914","title":{"rendered":"Certain adult content is now banned in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/036soBMOIpVBQcCbFkg08KE\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1793977524.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"mx-auto max-w-5xl\" data-seamless-content data-seamless-title=\"Certain porn is now banned in the UK \u2014 what can&apos;t you watch anymore?\" data-seamless-slug=\"adult-content-bans-uk-strangulation-incest-roleplay\" data-seamless-canonical-url=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/adult-content-bans-uk-strangulation-incest-roleplay\" data-seamless-analytics=\"{&quot;page_view_type&quot;:&quot;Standard&quot;,&quot;is_seamless_page&quot;:true,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;content_type&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;split_test_identifier&quot;:null,&quot;split_test_variant&quot;:null,&quot;object_uuid&quot;:&quot;036soBMOIpVBQcCbFkg08KE&quot;,&quot;object_type&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Certain porn is now banned in the UK u2014 what can&apos;t you watch anymore?&quot;,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/adult-content-bans-uk-strangulation-incest-roleplay&quot;,&quot;full_published_date&quot;:&quot;11\/06\/2026&quot;,&quot;original_published_date&quot;:&quot;11\/06\/2026&quot;,&quot;channel_name&quot;:&quot;Life&quot;,&quot;focus_keyword&quot;:&quot;porn uk ban&quot;,&quot;story_flags&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content_source_name&quot;:&quot;Internal&quot;,&quot;video_show_name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;content_source_type&quot;:&quot;Internal&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;Anna Iovine&quot;,&quot;day_published&quot;:6,&quot;month_published&quot;:11,&quot;year_published&quot;:2026,&quot;days_since_updated&quot;:0,&quot;weeks_since_updated&quot;:0,&quot;days_since_originally_published&quot;:0,&quot;weeks_since_originally_published&quot;:0,&quot;categories&quot;:&quot;Sex, Dating &amp; 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Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain. Before Mashable, Anna was a social editor at VICE and freelanced for publications such as Slate and the Columbia Journalism Review. Follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/annaroseiovine\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Instagram<\/a>.\n            <\/div>\n<p><a class=\"text-[.875rem] !text-secondary-300 underline\" data-module=\"author-byline\" data-item=\"author-list\" data-element=\"author-name\" data-position=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/anna-iovine\" aria-label=\"&apos;s Full Author Bio\">Read Full Bio<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                            \u00a0on\u00a0<time datetime=\"Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:47:37 +0000\">November 6, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-initial content-start mt-4 text-base md:mt-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Flife%2Fadult-content-bans-uk-strangulation-incest-roleplay\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"facebook\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Facebook Share\" class=\"pr-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Flife%2Fadult-content-bans-uk-strangulation-incest-roleplay&amp;text=Certain+porn+is+now+banned+in+the+UK+%E2%80%94+what+can%27t+you+watch+anymore%3F\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"2\" data-ga-label=\"twitter\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Twitter Share\" class=\"px-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Twitter<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Flife%2Fadult-content-bans-uk-strangulation-incest-roleplay&amp;title=Certain+porn+is+now+banned+in+the+UK+%E2%80%94+what+can%27t+you+watch+anymore%3F\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"3\" data-ga-label=\"flipboard\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Flipboard Share\" class=\"px-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Flipboard<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-5xl lg:px-8 lg:mx-auto\">\n<div class=\"max-w-7xl px-4 mt-10 text-primary-400 font-sans mx-auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/036soBMOIpVBQcCbFkg08KE\/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1793977524.jpg\" alt=\"neon xxx sign\" width=\"1248\" height=\"702\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-none text-left\"><span class=\"font-sans text-gray-600 subtitle-2\">Credit: Ian Moore \/ Mashable Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"px-4 mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<hr class=\"mt-12 border-gray-100 border-top\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"article\" data-autopogo class=\"mt-8 font-serif editor-content\">\n<p>As of today, publishing or possessing certain types of <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/porn\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">porn<\/a> is now banned in the UK. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Strangulation or suffocation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Penetration of people &#8220;who a reasonable person would think are related, or pretending to be related, in a certain way&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Sexual activity between two or more people &#8220;where a reasonable person would think at least one person is, or is pretending to be, under 16&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/crime-and-policing-act-2026-offences-relating-to-pornography\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">UK government<\/a>, maximum penalty for possession is two years in prison for strangulation\/suffocation or incest content, and three years for content with people under 16 or perceived to be. The maximum penalty for publication is five years in prison for all of these categories.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\"><span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/pornhub-traffic-skyrocketed-election-day-morning-2026\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><span class=\"ml-1\">Pornhub traffic skyrocketed the morning of Election Day<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>These bans are all part of the UK&#8217;s Crime and Policing Act, and it&#8217;s already impacting adult creators. In Sept., filmmaker and performer Vex Ashley told Mashable that she <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/adult-film-maman-banned-in-the-uk-is-back-online\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">censored two films<\/a>, <em>Maman <\/em>and <em>Maman II<\/em>, in anticipation of the bans. 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If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.\n                <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&#8220;We basically had to go back and dub it out in a very retro-censorship kind of way,&#8221; Ashley told Mashable at the time.<\/p>\n<section aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<div class=\"absolute left-8 px-2 font-sans text-lg font-bold leading-8 bg-white top-[-15px]\"><span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Trend Report<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-8 bg-white md:p-10\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col mx-auto font-sans\" data-ga-impression data-ga-category=\"newsletters\" data-ga-module=\"incontent_nl_signup\" data-ga-label=\"trend-report\">\n<div class=\"font-bold leading-tight text-left md:leading-8 header-300\">Decode what\u2019s viral, what\u2019s next, and what it all means.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-tight text-left bg-white md:mt-0 md:leading-8 header-600\">Sign up for Mashable\u2019s weekly Trend Report newsletter.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-4 font-sans text-xs leading-normal text-left subtitle-1\">\n                    By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziffdavis.com\/terms-of-use\" class=\"underline text-secondary-300 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Terms of Use<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziffdavis.com\/ztg-privacy-policy\" class=\"underline text-secondary-300 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.\n                <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"py-1 mx-auto max-w-xl text-center\">\n<div class=\"header-300\">Thanks for signing up!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The UK government states that these bans will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/crime-and-policing-act-2026-factsheets\/crime-and-policing-act-2026-pornography-factsheet\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">listed as priority offenses<\/a> in the UK&#8217;s Online Safety Act, the country&#8217;s age-verification law. This means that platforms will now have to implement systems and processes to prevent UK users from seeing this type of content.<\/p>\n<p>In Oct. 28, the fetish video site iWantClips told creators it would remove 17 categories from UK access, including Choking Fantasy Play, Breath Play Fantasy, Hand Over Mouth, Face Sitting, Jeans Face Sitting, BBW [Big Beautiful Woman] Facesitting, Chest Sitting, Ass Smothering, Foot Smothering, Breast Smothering, Scissor Hold, Trampling Fantasy and Plastic Fetish, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/lover-ltd-45e564d3.prezly.com\/rip-bbw-facesitting-in-jeans\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">press release<\/a> shared with Mashable. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/what-does-uk-age-verification-mean\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">UK&#8217;s Online Safety Act<\/a> went into effect in July 2025. 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