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U.S. laws on child pornography and bestiality

U.S. federal law and state laws regarding child pornography and bestiality, including depiction of non-human animals and anthropomorphic characters

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Feb 1, 2026
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cannibalism laws

is rarely addressed as a standalone criminal offense in U.S. law: only has an explicit anti‑cannibalism statute, while the other 49 states lack direct criminal prohibitions but rely on related crimes—...

Jan 29, 2026
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Which U.S. states explicitly criminalize possession of pornographic material depicting bestiality, and what do their statutes say?

Only a small number of jurisdictions explicitly criminalize possession of pornographic material that depicts sex with animals; the most clearly documented example in the supplied reporting is , which ...

Jan 29, 2026
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What legal cases have addressed sexualized fictional characters in art and whether they violate local obscenity or child-protection laws?

law draws a firm line between sexual depictions involving real children—which the has treated as unprotected child pornography—and purely fictional or animated sexual content, which is regulated prima...

Jan 16, 2026

What legal actions has Taylor Swift taken against alleged leaks of intimate images?

Taylor Swift has not publicly filed a lawsuit specifically over the wave of sexually explicit AI-generated images that circulated in late January 2024; her team was reported to be “considering legal a...

Feb 6, 2026

State laws against NCII

State laws against nonconsensual intimate imagery () form a patchwork: many states criminalize or create civil liability for distributing intimate images without consent, but counts and scopes vary ac...