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Amendment of the Pornography Control Act, 2012: The proposed Cyber Security Ordinance, 2025 amends the Pornography Control Act, 2012 to include digital child sexual abuse material and digital non-consensual pornography as offences. To ensure appropriate redress for online harm, the definition of pornography should include digital pornography, digital child sexual abuse material and digital non-consensual pornography.

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