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United States of America: Bill to expand criminal offences related to child sexual abuse material (HB 1877) was introduced to House of Representatives

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Bill to expand criminal offences related to child sexual abuse material (HB 1877) was introduced to House of Representatives

On 20 March 2025, a Bill to expand criminal offences related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was introduced to the Arkansas House of Representatives. The Bill introduces statutory definitions for “computer generated,” “indistinguishable,” and …

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-03-20
under deliberation

On 20 March 2025, a Bill to expand criminal offences related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) …

2025-04-07
under deliberation

On 7 April 2025, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed a Bill to expand criminal offences re…

2025-04-16
adopted

On 16 April 2025, a Bill to expand criminal offences related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) …

2025-04-22
in force

On 22 April 2025, the Governor of Arkansas signed House Bill 1877 into law as Act 977 of 2025, enac…