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Minister pledges ban on strangulation pornography

Dame Diana Johnson told MPs harmful content online was "fuelling violent sexual encounters".

4chan and porn site investigated by Ofcom over online safety

Nine companies are under investigation by Ofcom, using powers of the Online Safety Act.

Pornhub leaves France over age verification law

It's the latest setback for the world's most popular porn site, which is also under investigation by the EU.

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Pornhub and three other porn sites face EU child safety probe

The EU said the sites did not appear to have "appropriate" age verification to stop children accessing porn.

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Two porn sites investigated for suspected age check failings

The UK demanded in January that porn sites show how they were beefing up age verification to stop children accessing them.

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'He strangled me without asking' - experts say choking during sex now normal for many

Experts say it is increasingly filtering into real life as a result of frequent depiction in porn.

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Ban degrading and violent online porn, review proposes

A government-commissioned review will call for content showing women being choked during sex to be illegal.

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All porn sites must 'robustly' verify UK user ages by July

Ofcom is issuing industry guidance which sets out the tech adult websites must use to check ages.

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Bags of adult mags and toys left on buses

A rucksack full of sex toys was also left behind on an Oxford Bus Company vehicle.