They’re coming for camming.
I understand from an official source that the
@BBFC are anticipated to be designated as the official auditor to monitor live adult webcam streams in real-time to detect the commission of priority offences.
Censorship requires surveillance for enforcement.
This has incalculable implications for freedom of expression, privacy, surveillance, sex-workers’s rights, platforms, and consumers.
Criminal penalties:
Individual members of senior management of platforms can face 2 years imprisonment for failure to comply.
Sex workers can face 5 years imprisonment for some of the ill-defined “extreme pornography” offences.
Consumers could face 5 years imprisonment for encouraging those offences.