Demonstrators take part in a mass \"face-sitting protest\" outside the Houses of Parliament in central London. <\/p>\n
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London (CNN) -- Visitors to the Houses of Parliament on Friday may have seen more than they bargained for. Protesters against new rules limiting online pornography gathered to simulate some of the now-banned sex acts, including \"face-sitting.\" <\/p>\n
The campaigners aimed to highlight what they say are arbitrary and sexist changes to the law that don't distinguish between consensual and nonconsensual acts between adults. <\/p>\n
But to spare onlookers' blushes (and a potential brush with the law), those taking part in what was dubbed the #PornProtest on Twitter remained fully clothed. <\/p>\n
The new regulations, which came into force on December 1, ban various acts being depicted in online pornography produced in the United Kingdom, including face-sitting, female ejaculation and spanking, in part to protect children from being exposed to potentially harmful content. <\/p>\n
However, they do not make it illegal for people to watch videos produced outside Britain or to perform the acts themselves. <\/p>\n
One of the protest organizers is Charlotte Rose, winner of the UK sex worker of the year title in 2013 and a free-speech advocate. <\/p>\n
She told CNN that the bill could be perceived as being sexist because the banning of certain acts appears to target women's sexual enjoyment. <\/p>\n
\"This is about censorship, and what the government is doing is they're censoring our consent -- so yes, it does affect women, but it also affects every man and every woman,\" she said. \"It affects anybody who enjoys these particular activities.\" <\/p>\n
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