❌ Oklahoma Porn Ban
Makes creating or distributing visual depictions of sexual activity a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in prison and $2,000 in fines.
Bills introduced in the current session of the legislature.
Makes creating or distributing visual depictions of sexual activity a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in prison and $2,000 in fines.
The Child Online Safety Modernization Act replaces the term “child pornography” with the more accurate “child sexual abuse material” in US federal law; updates the rules requiring CSAM to be reported to The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC); and requires platforms to report apparent child sex trafficking and enticement to NCMEC.
Requires advertisements to disclose the use of synthetic media; imposes a $1,000 civil penalty for a first violation and a $5,000 penalty for any subsequent violation.
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is a well-intentioned bill that attempts to address a serious issue – the exposure of children to harmful material online – in a way that dangerously violates the First Amendment right to free expression.
Creates an exception to Section 230 immunity for information “harmful to minors” unless they “implement a system designed to effectively screen users who are minors from accessing such content, to the extent feasible using technology available at the time of such distribution.”
Greatly expands the definition of “harmful to minors” to include any material that depicts sexual activity or “contains profane language”.