Rada has registered a bill aimed at decriminalizing pornography.

An updated bill concerning the decriminalization of pornographic content creation has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada. This was reported by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.

According to Zheleznyak, after extensive discussions with the committee and working group, a compromise has been reached that will alter the criminal liability for the possession and distribution of intimate content among adults. There will no longer be penalties of 3-5 years in prison as was the case previously.

"We are simply amending Article 301 of the Criminal Code so that adults who film and distribute intimate videos will not be imprisoned for 3-5 years," the MP noted.

However, it is important to highlight that criminal liability remains for:

• Revenge porn (distribution of videos without the consent of the participants).
• Extreme porn (violent, zoophilic, necrophilic).
• Porn involving children and the distribution of such content among minors.

There will also be no changes in the fight against pimping, involvement in prostitution, and human trafficking. These crimes will continue to be subject to criminal liability.

"This is not 'legalization of porn' - it has already been legalized, and we have been collecting millions in taxes from platforms like OnlyFans for a couple of years now. This is 'decriminalization of porn.' So that people are not thrown in jail for possessing content or subjected to mass 'covert purchases' in webcams. And at the same time, under Article 301, you could even be punished for having nude photos on your personal phone," the MP concluded.

Let’s recall why emergency power outage schedules were introduced in Ukraine: an explanation from "Ukrenergo." Due to the threat of missile attacks, emergency power outages were implemented in Ukraine on November 11 as a preventive measure.