In an amendment to the 2003 Communications Act, the Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014 [2] requires that video-on-demand (VoD) online porn produced in the U.K. adhere to the same guidelines laid out by the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) for DVD sex shop-type porn. What this means is that a long list of sex acts, many of which are typically associated with female pleasure, can no longer appear in adult films.

To read more, and to see the list of sex acts being banned, check out the following articles:

• The Independent's "A long list of sex acts just got banned in UK porn" [3]
• AlterNet's "The Sex Acts Britain Just Banned in Porn" [4]
• Vice's "British BDSM Enthusiasts, Say Goodbye to Your Favourite Homegrown Porn" [5]