Five years for roleplaying in the bedroom with a camera? What the fuck? Yeah ok it is icky but the reality is still it is insane to threaten people with jail time for roleplaying in the bedroom with a camera and it is the most UK thing ever.

The only thing that could make this more perfectly stupid is if Keir Starmer gets caught having watched a bunch of this kind of porn.

This is what centrists obsess over instead of addressing real existential issues like the cost of living, healthcare, WW3 or climate change.

Oh no step-PM what are you doing?

Literally a thought crime. Fun times.

Why the UK is going on the anti porn crusade?

"centrists"

Anything to distract from the ultra wealthy taking all the gains, contributing relatively nothing to society, and everyone suffering because their greed is inexhaustible.

Sees dissent on the internet.

1. Mandatory opt-out ISP porn filter
2. Age verification for porn, also covering every other site with any adult discussion.
3. Crackdown on “Icky” niches, to build consensus for
4. VPN ban

And now dissent on the internet can be prosecuted.

They're on a downward spiral to conservatism again. Last week in the comments of a youtube channel (big Clive) I like I saw some comments saying something like "you should do a colab with the black belt barrister". Always looking for new stuff, I checked it out. One of the first videos I saw was titled "This nonsense needs to stop", while the text in the thumbnail read "Labour's attack on girls' rights". It was the "transgender teens shouldn't be in girls sports" trope, complete with everyone in the comments cheering him on. And while this is only one channel, the fact that multiple people seem to recommend it in a channel I'm following says a lot to me. The anti porn crusade fits right in, just keep people mad about stuff that doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, have them vote right and steal everything.

What's next? 'Abhorrent' cell-mate consent porn?

So, im not a fan. I feel like its annoying and straight 'people' are Not Okay.

But like... What the fuck?

That just means the right, I think we're all on the same page about that

Nothing of this has anything to do with centrism lmao

They don't care about porn. But it's an easy stepping stone for full internet control.

Likely an attempt to increase birth rates, or conservative opportunism

Once upon a time I thought labour would be better

I know Sir Kier is a big clever lawyer and that but someone should tell him this is not real.

No the most UK thing ever would be Morrismen chasing a Greggs sausage role down a steep hill while Ob-la-di Ob-la-da plays on loop.

But, they are fucking somebody of the same species, so technically, they are kind of related.

What crime in the U.K. has less than 5 year sentence? Beating someone up? Sexual assault? Sounds like they'd rather you do that.

All the age verification stuff is just the excuse to de-anonymize your online accounts, all without needing to get a warrant and go through an ISP for the IP, etc. so they can easily identify an individual directly whenever you say something online. And if you use the same username everywhere, they only need to identify one to know who you are with 99% certainty.

It has nothing to do with age or porn, that's just the easy excuse.

I too was taught in my youth that authoritarianism was a trait of conservatism and social-democratic parties tended to be less authoritarian. That is turning out to be a lie.

Ppl will not be easier to control with no porn. They'll get more violent with less outlets.

You don't understand.

It's not about people being easier to control without porn. It's about creating the first stepping stone. Instead of going the full authoritarian route of "Access to the internet requires login at a government portal and you're being tracked wherever you go online", you start with small things. Age verification on devices to "protect the children", making "abhorrent" porn illegal - you put the first elements into place. Those things are hard to argue against - nobody wants to admit he's watching porn, and you can't really argue against "protecting the children" without looking cruel in the public eye. Once that is done, you can start expanding on those. Then it's not just age verification on device, but also a government ID tied to you online, all to "combat terrorism" of course.

And if you give it more time, you're being woken up by the humming sound of a security drone in front of your window on 04.03.2045 in a full authoritarian state.

Yeah I get that but start with things that dont lead to violent behavior like gambling. Porn is the last thing id take away if I wanted compliance from public.

I want the pornographic documentary of the royal family.

Show me queen Victoria getting her back blown out.

That's the morally correct kind of porno Kier wants obviously.