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A new law in Sweden makes it illegal to buy custom adult content

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84 points diggan | 2 comments | 05 Jul 25 18:45 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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diggan ◴[05 Jul 25 19:09 UTC] No.44474811[source]▶
Original submission title, which I think better captures the actual change that has happened:

"Buying custom adult content became illegal in Sweden first of July 2025". It seems moderators may have gotten a bit too eager with improving the title :)

This is the official message/news from the government, but it's in Swedish only: https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2025/02/nya-lagfo...

Another perspective (also in Swedish) from the "Swedish Gender Equality Agency", which contains a bit more background on why the law was changed: https://jamstalldhetsmyndigheten.se/aktuellt/nyheter/starkt-...

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yupitsme123 ◴[05 Jul 25 19:35 UTC] No.44474972[source]▶
I read the article but it's still not clear to me. Is normal porn already illegal there? Or do they just have a problem with "custom" porn?
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jampekka ◴[05 Jul 25 19:37 UTC] No.44474984[source]▶
It's about their ban of buying sex services extended to internet.
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yupitsme123 ◴[05 Jul 25 21:12 UTC] No.44475581[source]▶
That's what I figured, but I don't quite get why normal porn, made by a director, is allowed, but not custom porn where the customer pretty much is the director.
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Tadpole9181 ◴[05 Jul 25 23:02 UTC] No.44476258[source]▶
Last I heard it explained, it's about the "real time" nature of custom content through streaming services. It creates a more immediate pressure to capitulate with (often increasingly extreme) demands at the risk of financial loss.

A porn actress can look at a role, the type of content being made, and mull it over and compare to other gigs. A live streamer has a minute to decide if they'll do a weird request for rent money. There's a (at least perceived to be a) larger lever being used against their judgement than normal.

I've also heard livestream content has a higher prevalence of trafficking? Not sure how true that is, so take it with a grain of salt.

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1. yupitsme123 ◴[05 Jul 25 23:31 UTC] No.44476391[source]▶
Yeah, I guess the virtual nature of it allows a pimp, possibly in a foreign country, to put a bunch of girls in front of cameras and have them do whatever they're told to do. A typical porn video is slightly different than that.

Still, from an American point of view this is interesting for several reasons. One, it seems somewhat prudish for the Swedes, who we often stereotype as being very liberal and sensible. Two, I can't imagine american lawmakers caring about or being able to pass legislation on such a niche issue.

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2. numpad0 ◴[06 Jul 25 03:33 UTC] No.44477609[source]▶
I thought Asian gang-run virtual camgirl sites were virtually extinct... This is undoubtedly targeting likes of Patreon/OnlyFans, and only happening because participants there has working short path feedback loops from output to input. I don't quite see what's wrong about that, but lot of online porn bans seem to focus more on that than contents.