# The types of extreme pornography that will be banned from Friday

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-types-of-extreme-pornography-that-will-be-banned-from-friday/
- Published: 2026-11-02T11:26:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T12:24:49+00:00
- Original publisher: The Independent (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/crime-policing-act-2026-pornography-ban-uk-b3077425.html
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- New UK offences take effect on 6 November.
- The ban covers three categories of extreme pornography.
- Maximum prison terms range from two to three years.

## Summary

From 6 November, possessing or publishing certain types of pornography will become a criminal offence in the UK. The government says the change is intended to curb material that may normalise violence against women and girls, and to support its commitment to halve such violence within a decade.

The ban covers pornography depicting strangulation or suffocation, penetrative sex between certain relatives, and sexual activity involving someone who appears to be under 16 or is role-playing as under 16. It applies where a reasonable person would believe the people shown are real. The maximum penalty is two years’ imprisonment for the first two categories and three years for material involving someone under 16. A 2024 study found more than a third of adults aged 16 to 34 had been strangled or choked during consensual sex; a separate survey found 43 per cent of sexually active 16- to 17-year-olds had experienced it.

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