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French parliament waters down bill that would criminalise men for using websites like OnlyFans
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10th October 2026
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See article from xbiz.com
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The French National Assembly has backed off from a proposal to criminalize the purchase, and/or facilitation by online platforms, of sexual services performed remotely by streamers and custom content creators. French criminal law punishes clients of
prostitutes as well as anyone who profits financially from prostitution. However, Frances highest court has ruled that online services such as camming do not fall under the definition of prostitution. In the original version of Bill 3106, which is
aimed at addressing sexual and gender-based violence against women and children, Article 25 would have broadened the definition of prostitution to include the online purchase of sexual acts, treating online platforms that facilitate streaming and custom
content as 'pimps,' and users who tip streamers or commission customs as 'johns.' Such a ban could have led to enforcement against fan and webcam platforms, their users, and conceivably even against creators who collaborate together. A similar ban
was enacted in Sweden last year. Assembly member Sarah Legrain told legislators: We are not talking about platforms that allow clients and people engaged in prostitution to meet in person, but rather about acts
carried out behind a camera ... a customer at a strip club can pay to physically attend a striptease; however, someone who requests footage of a striptease from a consenting individual, filmed at home--in a setting likely more protective than that of a
strip club--could be prosecuted, as could the landlord of the apartment and the platform that hosted the content. Similarly, it is perfectly legal to buy a pornographic film in which two adults have had physical sexual relations in a film studio ...
however, it would become illegal to watch someone, alone behind their camera, at home, caressing their feet.
Deputy Ségolène Amiot urged members to consider the issue carefully.: After voting to water down Article 25, it now
criminalizes the purchase of remote sexual services only if the buyer is aware that a performer or model is a victim of online sexual exploitation.
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UK government targets the end of 2026 for the implementation of an unjust and impractical law to ban choking in porn
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7th October 2026
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See article from xbiz.com
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article from questions-statements.parliament.uk
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The anti porn campaigner and peer Gabby Bertin asked the government about the implementation schedule of the ban on possession and publication of porn featuring strangulation and suffocation. The Crime and Policing Act 2026 includes a clause that
amends the extreme porn provisions of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008. It adds the offence: (67A) Possession or publication of pornographic images of strangulation or suffocation
(1) It is an offence for a person to be in possession of an image if— (a) the image is pornographic, within the meaning of section 63, (b) the image portrays, in an explicit
and realistic way, a person strangling or suffocating another person, and (c) a reasonable person looking at the image would think that the persons were real.
(2) It is an offence for a person
to publish an image of the kind mentioned in subsection (1) . (3) Publishing an image includes giving or making it available to another person by any means.
Gerard Lemos answered for the
government: The Crime and Policing Act 2026 contains a wide range of measures to strengthen the criminal law. The Government is working with law enforcement and other partners and will bring the remaining
provisions into force as quickly as practicable. We are progressing work to bring these offences into force this autumn, balancing speed with operational considerations and wider system impacts. We will clearly communicate to the
public when these measures are commenced.
According to XBiz: Ofcom, which enforces the Online Safety Act, has been awaiting guidance from the government on exactly how the new provision is to be
implemented. It remains unclear what specific criteria might be used for assessing whether an image or video violates the law, whether Ofcom will be the sole investigator/enforcer of the law or if other agencies might be involved, and whether there will
be an official procedure or series of steps for investigations and enforcement actions, as has been the case with enforcement of OSA age assurance rules.
It will be interesting to see the detailed censorship rules. Anything close to
merely squeezing the throat for a short time or gagging in blowjobs would mean that tens of thousands of worldwide porn videos would qualify as illegal and every porn tube site in the world would be illegal. I don't see much chance of Pornhub working
through all its porn videos censoring out offending scenes.
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1976 Canada/US women in prison film by Don Edmonds, once banned in the UK, just released on US 4K Blu-ray
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1st September 2026
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Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks is a 1976 Canada/US women in prison film by Don Edmonds.
With Dyanne Thorne, Max Thayer and Jerry Delony.
Banned by the BBFC from 1973 cinema release. Unbanned and uncut in 2013. The US R rated version is heavily cut for violence Summary Review: Resplendent in khaki shorts
Dyanne Thorn returns in the storming sequel to She Wolf , and it seems to have been given a budget boost, as the setting moves to an Arabian oils sheik's kingdom in the middle of the desert, where Ilsa presides
over his palace as right hand security guard and keeper of his harem of kidnapped beauties. The film doesn't quite match the excesses of the first film in bad taste, and the camp comedy elements have all been increased,
but there are still many gruesome scenes as the harem women are abused and tortured for various reasons, including a pretty revolting sub-plot to assassinate the sheik by deploying a bomb placed inside a woman's body that will detonate during sex!
Uniform fans will be pleased to see Ilsa resplendent in her khaki shorts and boots, but she does not have the same presence as in the previous film because she is herself punished at one point by despotic sheik, and its a
shame to see that the film recycles her weakness of falling in love with a hunky American, which once again leads to her downfall. Versions
uncut
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UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex, nudity and scenes of sexualised violence for:
The BBFC commented in the Annual Report covering 2013:
- Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks was refused a certificate when it was originally submitted to the BBFC in 1977. In 2013 it was submitted on video for DVD release and passed 18 without cuts. While there are scenes in which women
are abused and experimented upon with a love machine , these now appear dated and unrealistic and do not raise credible harm concerns.
Netherlands: uncut for:
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
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extensive cuts
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US: The R Rated version is significantly cut for violence for:
- 2012 Cheezy Flicks R0 DVD
From sexgoremutants.co.uk :
- When Satin and Velvet deliver a death blow to their victim, the camera lingering over the victims' bloodied face and screams has been removed. A few minutes later a few frames have been removed when a bag of body parts are emptied out the harem
floor.
- In the teeth removal scene , shots of blood dripping onto feet as the little white tootsies hit the floor have been purged.
- A full sequence of 1:11s is completely cut, ie the sadistic torture sequence in which a hapless
whore's breasts are clamped in a medieval style vice.
- Missing shots of ants eating into flesh
- Omitted shots of a gouged eye socket
- The most infamous scene of the movie (and arguably the whole ILSA series) the exploding dildo
sequence suffered numerous snips. Most notably Ilsa inciting the inevitable carnage with her demands of faster and deeper have been removed along with various shots of the victim's moans of pleasure. Obviously the brief but potent shot of
penetrated detonation itself simply skips to blood hitting for El Sharif's face.
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banned
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UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
Presumably there is a date error in the BBFC database as the ban is 3 years before the worldwide release
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1959 UK horror drama by Terence Fisher, cut by the BBFC, just released on UK Blu-ray/DVD Combo
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1st September 2026
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The Man Who Could Cheat Death is a 1959 UK horror drama by Terence Fisher.
With Anton Diffring, Hazel Court and Christopher Lee.
Cut by the BBFC for its original cinema release and the cuts have persisted into all subsequent releases. Summary review: Melodrama A remake of The Man in Half Moon
Street. A mad doctor plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human victims. Jimmy Sangster's screenplay based on the Barre Lyndon play tends to be heavy on the
melodrama and short on the thrills. Some stylish direction from Fisher and Christopher Lee in a supporting role and good acting on hand from Hazel Court and others.
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UK: The cut cinema version was passed 12 for moderate injury detail for:
- 2015 Eureka Entertainment Ltd (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
- 2015 Eureka Entertainment Ltd (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
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Italy: The cut UK cinema version was released for:
US: The cut UK cinema version was MPAA Unrated for:
The cuts were:
- a famous shot of Hazel Court's breast as she briefly unfurls a wrap during a modelling session. Apparently shot for a continental version which may have been located in France but it hasn't made it to any DVD releases yet. It is also reported that
Hammer Films retains a copy with the nude scene.
- cuts to the climatic disintegration of Anton Diffring
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