Informed Consent or IC is a prominent UK-based website aimed at the BDSM and Fetish scenes in the UK, located at www.informedconsent.co.uk IC was started by Tanos at the end of 1997 , originally as UKBDSM and then changing its name to Informed Consent in the spring of 1998. During 1998, IC's main content was the events list which Tanos maintained for the uk.people.bdsm newsgroup, and a directory of UK BDSM websites and shops. In late 1999, IC moved to a portal format, with free memberships which allowed users to maintain entries in the listings and display a profile and personal ad.