Shish0u-_ wrote...
What about Germany is it there also illegal?
MelkhiorDarkblade wrote...
Does this apply to Ireland?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_status_of_fictional_pornography_depicting_minors
The rules are different across Europe. Germany seems to be fine, whereas Ireland seems to be more strict. I'm based in the Netherlands, and the rules here seem very sketchy and widely open to interpretation...
As of September 1, 2018, the Dutch criminal law punishes "anyone who spreads, sells, openly exhibits, manufactures, imports, transports, exports, acquires, possesses, or accesses by means of an automated system or using a communication service an image (or data carrier containing an image) depicting sexual conduct, in which someone knowingly under the age of 18, is involved (or appears to be involved)" with a prison sentence of up to 4 years or a fine in the fifth category (up to €82,000).
It's probably going to take more thorough digging outside of Wikipedia to come to more valid conclusions based on individual jurisdictions. Personally, I think I'm safe when I see large Dutch retailers stocking books such as 'The Job of a Service Committee Member' - material which is waaaaay outside the range of my tastes.