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AI-generated child sexual abuse material laws

Laws and regulations regarding AI-generated child sexual abuse material

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Jan 24, 2026
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What legal standards and statutes apply to creating AI-generated non-consensual images without distribution in the US and EU?

The legal landscape for creating without distributing them is fragmented: , federal law and many state statutes now criminalize distribution or threats to distribute non-consensual intimate imagery an...

Jan 31, 2026
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How do state penalties for CSAM possession differ across U.S. jurisdictions?

of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) vary widely : most states treat possession as a felony but differ in felony class, prison ranges, fines, and collateral requirements such as . mandatory minimums ...

Jan 26, 2026
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What federal and state prosecutions of AI‑generated CSAM occurred between 2023–2025 and where can their court records be found?

Between 2023 and 2025 a small but consequential set of prosecutions tied to AI‑generated or AI‑modified child sexual abuse material (CSAM) reached federal and state courts: high‑profile federal matter...

Jan 27, 2026

Which U.S. states explicitly prohibit probation for CSAM possession and what recent legislative changes have expanded penalties?

Only a few primary sources in the reporting explicitly identify a state-level rule that bars probation for convictions tied to child sexual abuse material (); the clearest concrete example is ’ senten...

Jan 19, 2026

Which countries explicitly include computer‑generated or AI‑created sexual images of minors in their criminal statutes?

A small but growing set of jurisdictions have moved to spell out that synthetic child sexual images — including those made by AI — fall within criminal law: notably the United Kingdom’s recent Crime a...

Jan 6, 2026

I learned that someone looked at csam on the dark web, but they did not produce, distribution, possess, or receive it. They just browsed to it in a browser. Is that illegal?

The act of using Tor or another dark‑web browser to access hidden sites is widely reported as not illegal in itself in jurisdictions like the United States , but interacting with illegal content on th...