US EditionUnderstanding Senate Bill 20, if anime could be impacted in Texas
- Senate Bill 20, approved unanimously by the Texas Senate, would make possessing any obscene material depicting minors a felony offense, targeting not just AI but also cartoons and animations.
- The bill aims to protect children from harm caused by potential abuse of artificial intelligence and other artistic methods to create explicit imagery.
- Critics are concerned about the bill's vague language, which may unintentionally criminalize artistic expression in anime and manga.
- Concerns from the art and anime communities arose due to the bill's vague language, with fears it could unintentionally criminalize various forms of creative expression.
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Understanding Senate Bill 20, if anime could be impacted in Texas
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 image. Could this law unintentionally criminalize art, manga (comics or graphic novels originating from Japan), or even harmless visual content?
Texas senators unanimously pass a bill that makes owning many games, anime and manga a felony offense
Buckle up, weebs, Texas is coming for your waifus. Sen. Pete Flores’ Senate Bill 20 (SB 20) went before the Texas Senate last week, with them unanimously approving a new law that will make the possession of any material depicting a minor in an “obscene” way a felony offense. The bill’s stated aim is to crack down on AI image generators being used to create illegal material involving children. That’s a laudable goal and is something that should b…
How might SB-20 affect anime fans in Texas?
It’s not an easy time to be an American in 2025. After the astonishing rejection of a candidate who brought ideas to continue the rich economy the Biden administration worked for four years to develop while attacking inflation and protecting the rights of minority groups, we have seen Donald J. Trump, his oligarchic string-pullers, and his squad of sycophants who demonstrate inexperience at best and ineptitude at worst go after programs, protect…
Fans Worry Texas' Senate Bill 20 Could Lead to Anime and Manga Bans — and Jail Time
Senate Bill 20, which unanimously passed the Texas state senate, has some anime fans nervous because its vague wording could lead to anime and manga bans — and potentially even fans behind bars. The Bill appears to chiefly be concerned about stopping AI pornography made to look like children, but then it contains this description: “Senate Bill 20, by Sen. Pete Flores, creates a new state felony offense for the possession or promotion of obscene…
New Texas Bill Could Lead to Anime and Manga Ban
Toei Animation A new bill in the Texas Senate, should it get signed into law, could lead to the criminalization of some fan favorite anime and manga releases in the region. Senate Bill 20, as overseen by Senator Pete Flores, is a new bill meant to combat the rise of sexual content featuring minors and all material “relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.”…
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