The Texas legislature is proposing a bill that would make it illegal to possess, share, or create obscene visual material depicting children, even if it's merely a drawing or an AI-generated.. Texas's state senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 20 which aims at AI-generated child pornography but can also end up banning many anime and manga titles in the process. Texas has joined many other states, such as Ohio and West Virginia, in efforts to crack down on materials deemed obscene. Ohio and West Virginia have bills which establish criminal liability for teachers and librarians if.
The Texas Senate has unanimously passed a bill that, if enacted into law, could potentially criminalize the possession of anime, manga, and video games featuring characters appearing to be minors in "obscene" situations. Senate Bill 20, aimed at combating the creation and distribution of CSAM, includes depictions in "cartoon or animation" within its definition of prohibited visual.. Texas Senate Bill 20 (S.B. 20), also known as the "Stopping AI-Generated Child Pornography Act", [1] is a 2025 law in the state of Texas that creates new criminal offenses for those who possess, promote, or view visual material deemed obscene, which is said to depict a child, whether it is an actual person, animated or cartoon depiction, or an.