Make pornography thatreplicates torture illegal to produce/posses or distribute

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Within UK borders, vulnerable young people are being forced to endure torture under the guise of pornography- these images and videos are later used to blackmail these young people, how can anyone consent to such things

The government should make it a criminal offence to Produce, Posses or view such images of torture and abuse of any persons for any reason

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you're concerned about pornography which includes elements of torture. However the production or possession of such pornography could already be an offence under the Obscene Publications Act: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1964/74. It is therefore not clear what you would like the Government to do.

You could start a petition calling on publications featuring torture to be explicitly defined as "obscene" in the Obscene Publications Act, if that is something you'd like to happen.

Timeline

9 Feb 2021	Petition opened for signatures
16 Feb 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Feb 2021

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