Digital Economy Act 2017 (Amendment) (Definition of Extreme Pornography) Bill [HL]

Key Points

• - Aims to amend the definition of 'extreme pornography' in the Digital Economy Act 2017.
• - Introduced and being considered in the Lords; currently at the 2nd reading.
• - The change could affect which content is regulated under the Act, subject to the final wording.
• - As a Lords bill, it would need to pass both Houses and receive Royal Assent to become law.

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd reading in the Lords. If it progresses, it would move to further stages in the Lords and then to the Commons.