What About Misinterpretation? An Astro Boy fan sits at the PonyTown docks, eating a slice of cheesecake. A new law set to go into effect on September 1st, 2025, SB-20 , is intended to help protect minors online by banning fictional content, whether AI or created by artists (i.e. animation, comics, art) within the state of Texas. On the surface, this is a good idea that has good intentions- after all, encountering explicit imagery online involving underage characters can be a bit mentally damaging for internet users who are minors. So the effort is understandable. However, the impact seems as if it may be much wider than simply protecting people who are under eighteen years of age online. This law also holds possible negative impact for content creators who have created works that feature underage characters in a myriad of other, non-sexual ways because the language in the law's document does not strongly define what constitutes an offense within thi...
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