Monday, April 13, 2026
UK Bans Pretend "Stepsister" Porn Months After Actual Muslim Incest Protections
by Steve Watson via modernity.news,
The British government has banned “step” porn, where the porn stars pretend to be related in a scripted format. Meanwhile, a bill earlier this year to ban first cousin marriage was rejected.
The crackdown targets consenting adults role-playing taboo family scenarios, including step-family tropes.
Offenders face prison time, and platforms must block UK access or face Ofcom fines. It’s sold as “protecting children” and aligning online rules with offline laws.
Yet the same government draws a firm line at stopping the real thing when it involves actual blood relatives.
First-cousin marriage remains fully legal in the UK. A Tory MP’s bill to prohibit it was blocked. Successive governments, including the current one, have opted for “education” and genetic counselling instead of legislation.
An NHS report last year even highlighted supposed “benefits” of first-cousin marriage – stronger family networks and economic stability – before being quietly pulled after public backlash.
Critics have repeatedly pointed out that such unions are far more common in certain Muslim communities, particularly among British Pakistani groups where rates have historically hit 40-55 percent in places like Bradford.
Many argue that’s precisely why Westminster refuses to touch the issue with a bargepole – cultural sensitivity trumps public health data showing doubled risks of serious birth defects, genetic disorders, and long-term strain on the NHS.
Meanwhile, the porn ban isn’t happening in a vacuum. It’s the latest incremental step in a broader push that funnels users through age-verification gateways. Those systems don’t stop at blocking “step” content or barely-legal role-play. They lay the groundwork for something far more permanent.
As we previously detailed, Apple is already forcing iPhone users in the U.K. to prove age with ID or lose unrestricted internet access:
Similar pressures are mounting on phones and devices across the board:
The UK government’s plans for newborn digital IDs show the endgame: cradle-to-grave tracking dressed up as child protection:
This is classic nanny-state sleight of hand. Ban the pretend taboo to justify scanning everyone’s ID at the digital door, while the real taboo that carries measurable human costs gets waved through for political reasons.
Fictional step-siblings on a screen? Criminal. Actual cousin marriages producing children with elevated health risks? Carry on, just don’t film it.
The message to the public is unmistakable: your private fantasies are the state’s business, but protecting future generations from documented genetic harm is not – especially if it risks offending key voting blocs.
Britain’s ruling class has its priorities exactly backwards. While they lecture the public on online harms and roll out surveillance-by-stealth, they leave untouched practices that clash with basic Western norms of family and child welfare.
Freedom isn’t protected by banning role-play; it’s eroded when governments pick and choose which realities to ignore for the sake of political convenience.
PetroChina, Qatar discuss regional tensions, oil-gas cooperation
PetroChina’s chairman held a video meeting with Qatar’s energy minister on Monday and discussed how the recent regional situation could affect global energy supply and demand, the Chinese company said.
The two sides also discussed deeper cooperation in the oil and gas sector, according to a PetroChina statement.
Iran to impose permanent mechanism to control Hormuz, military spokesman says
US restrictions on Iran’s vessels are illegal and “amount to piracy,” Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said on Monday and warned that Tehran would impose a permanent mechanism to control the Strait of Hormuz after US threats to blockade it.
“If the security of the Islamic Republic’s ports in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman is threatened, no port in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman will remain safe,” said the headquarters’ spokesman.
He added that, after the end of the war, Iran would enforce a lasting mechanism for controlling the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran: No Gulf port safe if US imposes blockade
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned on Monday that if the security of Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman is threatened, then "no port" in those areas will be "safe."
"The criminal US's imposition of restrictions on the movement of vessels in international waters is an illegal act and amounts to piracy," the Iranian military said. "If the security of the ports of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman is threatened, no port in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman will be safe," it added.
The IRGC spokesperson also said that no "enemy-affiliated" vessels will have the right to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and that, "given the continued threats from the enemy," Iran will implement a "permanent mechanism" to control the critical waterway.
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Iran:-No-Gulf-port-safe-if-US-imposes-blockade/66053579
Saudi Oil Sales to China to Halve as Hormuz Crisis Lifts Prices
Saudi Arabia’s crude sales to top importer China are set to halve next month as the war in the Middle East upends flows and lifts prices, according to traders familiar with the matter.
The world’s biggest exporter is set to ship around 20 million barrels of oil to its customers in China for May, the traders said, asking not to be identified as they aren’t authorized to speak publicly. That’s down from roughly 40 million barrels allocated for loading in April.
Haisco in Exclusive License Agreement with AbbVie to Develop Novel Pain Meds
Haisco and AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) entered into an exclusive licensing agreement announced on April 10, 2026, which includes several pain candidates. Haisco granted AbbVie worldwide development, manufacturing, and commercialization rights, excluding mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Haisco will receive an upfront payment of USD $30 million, milestones of up to USD $715 million, and tiered royalties on future net sales.