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Swedish government proposes to criminalise men who pay adult cammers and OnlyFans performers
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 | 14th May 2025
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| See article from xbiz.com See
petition from eswalliance.org |
Repressive Swedish law currently criminalizes purchasing or procuring in-person sexual services but does not criminalize sex workers who provide such services. This approach is commonly referred to as the Nordic model. Under the new proposal,
anyone who pays someone to perform a sexual act online, without actual physical contact, would be subject to the same criminal liability as those who hire in-person sex workers. The proposal also includes liability for procuring such services, which
could lead to enforcement against fan and webcam platforms, or conceivably even against creators who collaborate together. Swedish creators have expressed concern that, under the proposed law, OnlyFans' terms of service could preclude Swedish
creators from using the site -- and could even criminalize their personal lives, since living with a partner or receiving support could now be considered pimping. The ESWA, a sex worker-led network representing more than 100 organizations in 30
countries across Europe and Central Asia, told XBIZ that it has launched a public petition urging the Swedish government to reject this proposal. The group writes: This proposal represents a regressive and dangerous
step that threatens the human rights, privacy, safety and livelihoods of sex workers and digital creators in Sweden and beyond. Websites and platforms hosting or facilitating consensual digital sex work could be prosecuted for 'digital pimping' creating
a chilling effect that may lead to mass deplatforming of sex workers. The ESWA is urging anyone who supports Swedish sex workers to add their name to the open letter. See
petition from eswalliance.org |
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2025 film by Jackie Chan just released on UK 4K Blu-ray with 2 versions
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 | 13th May 2025
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Miracles is a 2025 film by Jackie Chan Starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui and Ah-Lei Gua The film is uncut by the BBFC or MPAA. Exists in a shortened export version and a full length Hong Kong Version. Both are PG rated by
the BBFC UK: Passed Parental Guidance uncut for:
- 2025 88 Films Limited Edition [Uncut Hong Kong version + shortened international version] R0 4K Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad released on 14th April 2025
Promotional Material An optimistic Gwok Zan-Waa (Jackie Chan) arrives in Hong Kong, quickly finding himself impoverished. That is, until a serendipitous encounter with a rose seller (Gua Ah-Leh) leads to
his inadvertent appointment as boss of a local gang. Amidst the reluctant leaders efforts to reform their fraternity and businesses, is an endeavour to share his new-found fortune with the bestower, all whilst trying to stave off rivals and the
authorities. A remake of Frank Capras Pocketful of Miracles, Miracles - also known by its Hong Kong English title Mr Canton and Lady Rose - is an action-comedy-romance set against a backdrop of lavish elegance and style now remastered in 4K UHD with
Dolby Vision and featuring both the Theatrical and Export Versions. SPECIAL FEATURES: Limited Edition DUAL FORMAT Special Features include
- - Brand-new 4K restoration from the Original Camera Negative presented in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR10 Compatible)
- - 4K (2160p) UHD presentation of the Original Hong Kong cut (Mr Canton & Lady Rose - 127 mins) and the International
cut (Miracles aka Black Dragon - 107 mins) in original 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
- - High Definition (1080p) Blu-rayTM disc also included
- - Remastered Original Cantonese Mono Soundtrack
- - Alternate Cantonese Mono Soundtrack featuring a
unique mix and different music cues
- - Cantonese Mono - Home Video Mix
- - Cantonese 5.1
- - Newly-translated English Subtitles and SDH [optional]
- - Classic English Dub for the International cut with optional SDH
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Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto [HK Version]
- - Teaser with clips from the main features of Project A II, Police Story 2, followed by behind-the-scenes of Miracles
- - Scenes From the Taiwan Version
- - Alternate
The Canton Godfather title sequence
- - Jackie Chan: Film Director Featurette with Steve Lawson
- - Hong Kong Teaser
- - Hong Kong Trailer
- - Japanese Trailer
- - Japanese TV Spot
- - Stills Gallery
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Double-sided sleeve featuring original Hong Kong art
- - Presented in a rigid slipcase featuring new artwork by Sam Green, and containing perfect bound book illustrated book featuring new and archive articles by David West, Paul Bramhall & William
Blaik, art cards and double-sided poster
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UK Internet censor Ofcom selects its first victims for porn censorship, scoreland.com and undress.cc
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 | 11th May 2025
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Ofcom has investigations into two pornographic services - Itai Tech Ltd and Score Internet Group LLC - under our age assurance enforcement programme. Under the Online Safety Act, online services must ensure children cannot access
pornographic content on their sites. In January, we wrote to online services that display or publish their own pornographic content to explain that the requirements for them to have highly effective age checks in place to protect children had come into
force. We requested details of services' plans for complying, along with an implementation timeline and a named point of contact. Encouragingly, many services confirmed that they are implementing, or have plans to implement, age
assurance on around 1,300 sites. A small number of services chose to block UK users from accessing their sites, rather than putting age checks in place. Certain services failed to respond to our request and have not taken any
steps to implement highly effective age assurance to protect children from pornography. We are today opening investigations into Itai Tech Ltd - a service which runs the nudification site Undress.cc - and Score Internet Group LLC,
which runs the site Scoreland.com. Both sites appear to have no highly effective age assurance in place and are potentially in breach of the Online Safety Act and their duties to protect children from pornography. Next steps We
will provide an update on both investigations on our website in due course, along with details of any further investigations launched under this enforcement programme
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1979 Japan horror thriller by Chusei Sone, previously significantly cut, just passed 18 uncut by the BBFC
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 | 7th May 2025
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Angel Guts: Red Classroom is a 1979 Japan horror thriller by Chûsei Sone Starring Yûki Mizuhara, Keizô Kanie and Jun Aki
 Distributors submitted this film to the BBFC in 2002 but the BBFC required
unacceptable cuts and the distributors abandoned the UK release. The BBFC was finally passed 18 uncut for Blu-ray in 2025. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes When a
writer for a porn magazine, watches a "rape" porn that is set in a school, he becomes obsessed with the lead actress, Nami, and tries to find her. He meets her by chance as he arrives for a shoot at a hotel.
Versions
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rated for sexual violence, strong sex, nudity:
- 2025 Third Window Films Blu-ray (rated 06/05/2025) titled Angel Guts - Red Classroom
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
|  unreleased 
cut: | | run: | 77:18s | pal: | 74:12s |
|  | UK: BBFC 18 rated for sexual violence, strong sex, nudity for sexual violence, strong sex, nudity
after BBFC cuts:
- 2002 Artsmagic DVD (rated 16/09/2002)
The BBFC commented: Compulsory cuts required to remove eroticising sight of forced exposure and groping of breasts and to remove eroticising detail from subsequent rape scene. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines
and BBFC Policy on sexual violence.
The video remained unreleased after the BBFC required unacceptable cuts. Distributors ArtsMagic collected all five uncut versions of Nikkatsu's officially produced "Angel Guts" films
from 1978-1988. Having had difficulties submitting Red Classroom and Red Dizziness to the BBFC back in 2002 they decided to abandon plans for the UK market full stop, because they knew they wouldn't be able to release the best versions that they could.
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