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AI-Generated CSAM Legislation

Lawmakers at federal and state levels have advanced several targeted reforms to cover AI-generated sexual content involving minors

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Jan 12, 2026
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Do any US states criminalize mere possession or viewing of child sexual abuse material without intent to distribute?

Yes. Federal law makes possession and even “access with intent to view” child sexual abuse material (CSAM) a crime (18 U.S.C. §§2252, 2252A), and state laws overwhelmingly criminalize possession and o...

Jan 14, 2026
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Which countries explicitly criminalize AI‑generated sexual images of minors and how do they define intent?

The United Kingdom has moved first to expressly criminalise AI tools and manuals that generate sexualised images of children, creating distinct offences for possessing, creating or distributing such t...

Jan 16, 2026
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Would the penalties for pure gen ai csam be less than actual csam

On today’s books, penalties for wholly AI‑generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) can be lighter than for material involving real children because prosecutors sometimes must charge under differen...

Feb 4, 2026

What legal reforms have been proposed to explicitly cover AI-generated sexual content involving minors?

Lawmakers at federal and state levels have advanced several targeted reforms to cover AI-generated sexual content involving minors, ranging from criminalizing publication and closing evidentiary looph...