Arts+Culture / NewsThe government is coming for your porn, againThe Conservatives are officially the anti-wanking partyShareLink copied ✔️May 20, 2017Arts+CultureNewsText Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff The UK’s second general election in two years is looming like a big, greasy lump of despair. So Solid Crew's Mega has gone head to head with Grime for Corbyn in support of Theresa May and the Conservatives are winning by 45 per cent to Labour's 32 per cent in the polls, even after unveiling their "strong and stable" manifesto which reveals that they are now offically the anti-wanking party. When you first read through it the proposals seem quite reasonable. "It should be... as hard for children to access violent and degrading pornography online as it is in the high street," it states. No-one wants children to be harmed. But read between in the lines and it's clear that the manifesto is suggesting laws will be put in place that will make it harder to accesss porn websites in general. It reads: "We will put a responsibility on industry not to direct users – even unintentionally – to hate speech, pornography, or other sources of harm. We will make clear the responsibility of platforms to enable the reporting of inappropriate, bullying, harmful or illegal content, with take-down on a comply-or-explain basis." Tories want to get rid of porn I will be having none of that if you want your wanks to remain Theresa May free vote labour June 8th— rose (@chrysxlism) May 19, 2017@gavinmit All of the major porn sites should run pre-roll ads imploring their users to vote against the Tories.— Chris Dugdale (@Chris_Dugdale) May 19, 2017Tories: it's not the governments role to meddle in the economy or people's lives.Also tories: wants to stop people watching porn Aite.— sketamine (@lcktly) May 19, 2017It would be tragic if "NO PORN" finally broke the Tories instead of starving children and freezing pensioners but I WILL TAKE IT.— Luke McKinney (@lukemckinney) May 19, 2017 By deeming pornography a "source of harm", it's clear that the Tories believe it's their moral responsibility to prevent our fragile minds from being exposed to the legal form of pornography: consenting adults having sex. They want to place restrictions on seeing adult content, and appear to be aiming to stop search engines from directing people to pornographic websites. It ties into their ongoing policies aimed at regulating and controlling internet access. "Our starting point," their manifesto reads, "is that online rules should reflect those that govern our lives offline." In 2014 the Conservative-Lib-Dem coalition also banned a range of sex acts in UK porn including spanking, aggressive whipping, physical restraint, facesitting and female ejaculation. The general election is on June 8. If you haven't already registered to vote you can do so here – but make sure to do so by Monday 22 May Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingThese photos capture moments of beauty and surprise in Mexico CityCo-edited by Nan Goldin, Órale: Love and Death in Mexico City is the only photo book by the late Michel Hurst. Here, his partner Robert Swope discusses Hurst’s work and their decades-long love affairArt & PhotographyFashionStreet style: Parisians strip off at a sweltering Fête de la Musique PumaLife & CultureMeet freestyle footballer Janella HernandezBeautyIn pictures: Lesbians take London for the Dyke March 2026Art & PhotographyThese photos portray life on a tropical island as a beautiful prisonBeautyBella Hadid: ‘Home is within our own hearts’Film & TV9 great films you can watch on YouTube for freeBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaLife & CultureThe World Cup is putting America on trialEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy