Social media giants ‘shamefully far’ from tackling illegal content – BBC News
‘Social media firms are “shamefully far” from tackling illegal and dangerous content, says a parliamentary report.’
BBC News, 1st May 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: pornography
Revenge porn crackdown: Offenders who send pictures to family members face two years in jail under new guidelines – Daily Telegraph
‘Offenders who send “revenge porn” images to victims’ family members could face up to two years in jail under new sentencing plans.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paedophile Adam Isaac groomed boys on Minecraft – BBC News
‘A man who groomed young boys through the online game Minecraft has been jailed for two years and eight months.’
BBC News, 20th Janaury 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Digital Economy Bill passed by MPs, forcing people to ask if they want to watch porn – The Independent
‘The law has been criticised both by free speech advocates as well as those who want it to cover more websites.’
The Independent, 29th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Some child sexting cases ‘do not need criminal investigation’ – BBC News
‘Sexting cases involving children should not always be handled with a full-scale criminal investigation, new police advice says. The College of Policing advises officers to respond “in a proportionate way” to children sharing indecent imagery of themselves or their peers.’
BBC News, 24th November 2016
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Porn sites that refuse to check ages will be forcibly blocked by regulator – Daily Telegraph
‘Pornography websites that refuse to check ages before allowing people to watch explicit videos will be forcibly blocked, it has been announced.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
House of Lords researcher jailed for 1,000 indecent images of children on Parliament laptop – The Independent
‘A House of Lords researcher who worked for a Conservative peer has been jailed after being caught accessing child pornography on parliamentary computers.’
The Independent, 19th October 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for falsely accusing his estranged wife of revenge porn after posting images online himself – Daily Telegraph
‘A husband posted naked photos of himself online and then falsely accused his estranged wife of revenge porn, a court has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Disgraced GP avoids prison over video of man having sex with snake – Daily Telegraph
‘A disgraced doctor has avoided prison after being convicted for a second time of having a stash of “extreme” pornography, including a video of a man having sex with a snake.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Revenge porn prosecutions number ‘more than 200’ just 18 months after law change – The Independent
‘More than 200 prosecutions have been brought since new laws to tackle revenge porn were rolled out across the UK, an official report has revealed.’
The Independent, 6th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge sacked for viewing porn at work accepts SRA rebuke as others also strike deals with regulator – Legal Futures
‘All four of the judges named by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office last year after being found to have watched pornography on judicial IT equipment have now been rebuked after the final one accepted his sanction.’
Legal Futures, 2nd September 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Mother who repeatedly posted naked pictures of her ex-wife online in revenge porn attack is given restraining order – Daily Telegraph
‘A mother-of-two who repeatedly posted naked pictures of her ex-wife on social media to “scorn her for finding a new partner” has been given a restraining order.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Porn sites will need age verification from 2017, Government announces – The Independent
‘The Government has unveiled plans for age verification on porn websites in its new Digital Economy Bill, set to come into force in 2017.’
The Independent, 7th July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Revenge porn: Widening the net? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Little over a year has passed since the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (CJCA 2015) came into force, making it a criminal offence to disclose private sexual material with the intent of causing fear and distress; legislating for the increase in so called ‘revenge porn’. A slow uptake in successful convictions for this offence has prompted the tabling of further amendments which would serve to widen the ambit of revenge porn criminality, to lower the bar for prosecutions and to encourage reporting of these crimes by granting anonymity to victims.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 4th July 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Feminist pornographer wins right to reinstate sadomasochism website – The Guardian
‘A feminist pornographer has hailed a victory for freedom of expression after she won her appeal against an order that had forced her to take down a sadomasochism fetish website.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judges who viewed porn at work rebuked by SRA – Legal Futures
‘One of three judges removed from the bench last year for viewing pornography from a work computer, along with another who resigned before he was removed, have accepted rebukes from the Solicitors Regulation Authority for their conduct.’
Legal Futures, 25th May 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Age checks for porn sites in Queen’s Speech – BBC News
‘The UK government will require pornographic sites to verify users are over 18 as part of a raft of measures announced in the Queen’s Speech.’
BBC News, 18th May 2016
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Revenge porn man’s caution ‘correct’, Sussex Police say – BBC News
‘The decision to caution a man who posted revenge porn images online was correct, a police force has said.’
BBC News, 14th May 2016
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