Pornography depicting sexual relationships between step-relatives set to be banned
Summary
UK peers debate a government-backed plan to ban pornography depicting sexual relationships between step-relatives, with concerns over criminalising otherwise lawful adult content and enforcement complexities. The discussions include proposals to align images of adults pretending to be minors with existing child-protection rules, bans on screenshotting intimate images without consent, and the use of hash-based matching to identify illegal material. The bill faces ongoing scrutiny in the Lords as lawmakers weigh child protection against practical policing considerations.