Women abused on camera on 'wild west' websites as MPs demand new punishments

EXCLUSIVE: Women abused on camera on 'wild west' websites as MPs demand new punishmentsMinisters face calls to tighten rules for online pornography platforms - hitting them with huge fines and jail terms if they fail to verify everyone who features in videos is a consenting adultNewsDave Burke Political Correspondent 12:05, 06 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesMPs face calls to bring in tough new laws to stop pornography sites sharing sex abuse videos(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Ministers must tackle the "Wild West" of online pornography which allows trafficked and exploited women to be abused on camera, campaigners warn ahead of a Commons showdown.‌MPs will be presented with a call for sites to be hit with huge fines and jail terms if they share explicit videos without verifying everyone featured is over 18 and consenting. If the law is passed, platforms would face penalties of up to £18million, or 10% of their revenue.‌An amendment to the Government's landmark Crime and Policing Bill also calls for people who appear in videos to have a legal right to withdraw their consent. This would force sites to take footage down within 24 hours.‌It comes after the House of Lords backed an amendment by Baroness Gabrielle Bertin demanding tougher safeguards. Horrified peers heard that child abuse, sexual violence and trafficking victims are repeatedly found on mainstream pornography sites.READ MORE: Tory turncoat who sued old party for changing office locks suffers disaster in courtREAD MORE: No10 lashes out at Russia's 'complete nonsense' after diplomat expelled in spying rowView 2 ImagesLabour's Jess Asato called on MPs to back an amendment to the Crime and Policing BillNaomi Miles, founder of the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation (CEASE) told The Mirror many users are unaware of the underlying abuse in the videos they watch.‌She said: "People watching it have no idea, they're just using it for sexual arousal and sexual gratif...