United States of America: Bill to expand criminal offences related to child sexual abuse material (HB 1877) was adopted by Arkansas Legislature

On 16 April 2025, a Bill to expand criminal offences related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) amending the Arkansas Protection of Children Against Exploitation Act of 1979 (HB 1877) was adopted by the Arkansas Legislature. The Bill expands criminal offences related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) by prohibiting the possession of computer-generated visual or print media that is indistinguishable from the image of a real child engaged in sexually explicit conduct. It introduces statutory definitions for “computer generated,” “indistinguishable,” and “adversarial testing” and includes exemptions for materials viewed during lawful law enforcement investigations or AI safety evaluations conducted in good faith by interactive computer services.