- New UK legislation has come into force making it illegal to possess or publish pornography depicting strangulation, suffocation, incest, or individuals pretending to be under 16.
- The government argued the rules are designed to combat real-world harm and violence against women, denying claims that it intends to police consensual private sex lives.
- Critics and relationship experts expressed concern that vague phrasing surrounding suffocation could inadvertently criminalise consensual acts such as breath play or oral sex.
- Campaigners and medical experts backed restrictions on choking in pornography, warning that the practice carries severe health risks and has become dangerously normalised.
- Minister Alex Davies-Jones stated that decisions regarding investigation and prosecution under the new laws will ultimately rest with the police, CPS and courts.
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