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Child Sexual Abuse Material Legislation

U.S. federal law and legislative proposals regarding child sexual abuse material, including the STOP CSAM Act of 2025

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Jan 13, 2026
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Is it possible to be arrested for visiting a website

Yes — but almost never for the mere act of loading a webpage; arrest for visiting a website is legally plausible only when that visit is tied to criminal behavior, statutory prohibitions, or when data...

Jan 12, 2026
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How do U.S. federal statutes define possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material and have courts treated streaming/viewing as possession?

Federal law criminalizes the production, distribution, receipt and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), defined broadly as “any visual depiction” of sexually explicit conduct involving a ...