澳大利亚应认真考虑仿效英国禁止勒颈色情制品

澳大利亚社会服务部长塔尼亚·普利贝尔塞克表示，政府应该"非常认真地"考虑效仿英国，将包含勒颈或窒息内容的色情制品定为刑事犯罪。1 这一呼吁源于一名16岁女孩因疑似性窒息行为死亡，引发了对青少年性暴力问题的广泛关注。1

据调查数据显示，澳大利亚青少年中57%报告称在性生活中被伴侣勒颈，51%称曾对伴侣实施勒颈，女性中这一比例更高达61%。1 普利贝尔塞克部长指出"没有安全的勒颈方式"，并表示"60%的年轻人说他们在性遭遇中经历过窒息，这说明有些地方出了问题"。1

英国已在去年将含勒颈或窒息内容的色情制品定为刑事犯罪。1 新南威尔士州自由党领导人凯莱·斯隆致函总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯，呼吁澳大利亚推行类似禁令。1

为应对这一问题，政府正采取多项措施。教育部长杰森·克莱尔宣布政府将审查学校现有的同意和尊重关系课程。1 同时，政府正开发新的数字义务框架，要求科技公司识别服务中的潜在伤害并采取合理措施进行防止。1

Australia's Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek has called on the government to carefully examine implementing a ban on pornographic material depicting strangulation or asphyxiation, following the model adopted in the United Kingdom 1. The push for such legislation comes in response to growing concerns about sexual violence involving young people, particularly after the death of a 16-year-old girl whose passing was linked to suspected erotic asphyxiation 1.

Research has revealed alarming rates of such practices among Australian youth, with 57 percent of young people reporting they have experienced strangulation during sexual encounters, and 51 percent saying they have strangled their partners 1. The prevalence is even higher among women, at 61 percent 1. Plibersek stated that "there is no safe way to strangle someone," and emphasized that "there is something wrong with a situation where 60 per cent of young people say they've experienced strangulation during sexual encounters" 1. The United Kingdom criminalized pornographic content featuring strangulation or asphyxiation last year 1.

In parallel efforts to address the issue, Education Minister Jason Clare announced that the government will review existing consent and respectful relationships curricula in schools 1. Additionally, the government is developing a new digital duty framework designed to compel technology companies to identify potential harms on their platforms and implement reasonable measures to prevent them 1. New South Wales Liberal Party leader Kellie Sloane has also written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urging Australia to adopt similar prohibitions on strangulation pornography 1.