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Online Access to Illegal Content

The legal implications of accessing illegal content online, including child pornography, and the severity of penalties for such offenses.

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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 10, 2026

What laws criminalize possession versus intentional access of dark web content in my country?

There is no universal treaty that criminalizes “visiting” the dark web; laws applied to dark‑web activity are a patchwork that target criminal content (possession) and criminal conduct (intentional ac...

Jan 9, 2026

Can mere online access to an image be prosecuted as possession of illegal content (e.g., child sexual abuse material)?

Mere online access to an image can in some circumstances be charged as possession of illegal content, because U.S. federal statutes and many state laws treat electronic receipt, storage, or “accessing...

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