Online Safety & Child Protection — 111 Nodes
- 18 USC § 1462 - Importation or Transportation of Obscene Matters
18 USC § 1462 (originally enacted June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 768; amended numerous times including Pub. L. 104-208 to add 'interactive computer service' language) makes it a federal offence for any person to bring… - 18 USC § 1464 - Broadcasting Obscene, Indecent, or Profane Language
18 USC § 1464 (originally enacted June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 769) criminalizes the broadcast of obscene, indecent, or profane language by means of radio communication: 'Whoever utters any obscene, indecent, or… - 18 USC § 1465 - Production and Transportation of Obscene Matters for Sale or Distribution
18 USC § 1465 (originally enacted June 28, 1955, ch. 190, § 3, 69 Stat. 183; most recently amended by Pub. L. 109-248, July 27, 2006) makes it a federal offence for any person to knowingly produce with the intent to… - 18 USC § 1466 - Engaging in the Business of Selling or Transferring Obscene Matter
18 USC § 1466 (originally enacted by Pub. L. 100-690 the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, title VII, § 7521(a), 102 Stat. 4486) creates a federal offence specifically targeting commercial obscenity traffickers: 'Whoever is… - 18 USC § 1467 - Criminal Forfeiture of Property Related to Obscenity Offences
18 USC § 1467 (added by the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-690) provides for criminal forfeiture of property in connection with convictions under Chapter 71 (obscenity) of Title 18:… - 18 USC § 1468 - Distributing Obscene Material by Cable or Subscription Television
18 USC § 1468 (added by the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, § 7525) criminalizes the knowing distribution of obscene material via cable or subscription television:… - 18 USC § 1470 - Transfer of Obscene Material to Minors Under 16
18 USC § 1470 (enacted by Pub. L. 105-314, the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998) makes it a federal offence for any person to knowingly use the mail or any facility or means of interstate or… - 18 USC § 1591 - Sex Trafficking of Children or by Force, Fraud, or Coercion
18 USC § 1591 (Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 Pub. L. 106-386 § 112(a)(2) as amended by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Acts of 2003, 2005, 2008, 2013, the Justice for Victims of… - 18 USC § 1801 - Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2004
18 USC § 1801 (added by the Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-495, signed 23 December 2004) criminalises the non-consensual capture of intimate visual recordings in federal jurisdictional spaces and… - 18 USC § 2256 - Definitions for Chapter 110 (Sexual Exploitation of Children)
18 USC § 2256 provides the statutory definitions governing Chapter 110 of Title 18 (sexual exploitation and other abuse of children) and underpins all CSAM-related federal offences under §§ 2251-2260A: subsection (1)… - 18 USC § 2257A - Records Relating to Simulated Sexually Explicit Conduct
18 USC § 2257A (added by Pub. L. 109-248, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006) imposes record-keeping requirements on producers of any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, digital image,… - 18 USC 1466A - Obscene Visual Representations of the Sexual Abuse of Children
18 USC 1466A criminalises the knowing production, distribution, receipt, possession with intent to distribute, or possession of any visual depiction (including drawings, cartoons, sculptures and paintings as well as… - 18 USC 2421A - Promotion or Facilitation of Prostitution and Reckless Disregard of Sex Trafficking (FOSTA-SESTA)
18 USC 2421A (added by the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 / Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, FOSTA-SESTA, Pub L 115-164) criminalises owning, managing or operating any interactive… - 18 USC 2422 - Coercion and Enticement (Interstate or Foreign Commerce Inducement; Enhanced Minor Protection)
18 U.S.C. Section 2422 is the federal criminal statute prohibiting interstate or foreign commerce coercion or enticement of an individual to engage in prostitution or any sexual activity for which a person can be… - 18 USC 2425 - Use of Interstate Facilities to Transmit Information About a Minor for Enticement to Criminal Sexual Activity
18 USC 2425, added by the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998 (Pub L 105-314), criminalises the knowing initiation of transmission of personally identifying information (name, address, telephone… - Australia Criminal Code Act 1995 Section 474.25A - Using a Carriage Service to Procure a Child
Section 474.25A of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) makes it an offence to use a carriage service to engage in sexual activity with a person who is under 16 years of age… - Australia Online Safety Act 2021 - eSafety Commissioner Removal Notice Scheme
The Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) establishes the eSafety Commissioner as the federal regulator with formal removal-notice powers across multiple harm schemes: Part 5 cyberbullying material targeted at an Australian… - Australia Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth)
The Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) establishes Australia's comprehensive framework for online safety, replacing the Enhancing Online Safety Act 2015… - Australia Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 - Prohibition of Under-16 Social Media Accounts, Effective 10 December 2025
Designated social media platforms operating in Australia (initially Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, Threads, Twitch, Kick, and YouTube as of 10 December 2025, with more potentially added) must… - Canada Criminal Code Section 162.1 - Publication of an Intimate Image Without Consent and Section 162.2 Prohibition Order (Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act SC 2014 c. 31)
Section 162.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46), enacted by the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act SC 2014 c… - Canada Criminal Code Section 163 - Obscene Material Distribution and Possession Offences (R.S.C. 1985 c. C-46)
Section 163 of the Canadian Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) is the principal federal criminal prohibition on the production, publication, distribution, circulation, sale, public exhibition and… - Canada Criminal Code Section 163 - Offences Tending to Corrupt Morals (Obscene Matter)
Section 163 of the Canadian Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) creates federal criminal offences for the making, distribution, and possession-for-distribution of obscene matter: subsection (1) makes it an offence for… - Canada Criminal Code Section 172.1 - Luring a Child via Telecommunications
Section 172.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada makes it an offence to communicate by a means of telecommunication with (a) a person who is, or who the accused believes is, under the age of 18 years, for the purpose of… - Council of Europe Lanzarote Convention 2007 Article 18 - Sexual Abuse of Children
Article 18 of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Lanzarote Convention, CETS No. 201, 2007) requires States Parties to criminalise intentional… - EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive Article 28b - Video-Sharing Platform Obligations to Protect Minors and the Public
Article 28b of Directive 2010/13/EU (as inserted by Directive (EU) 2018/1808) requires Member States to ensure that video-sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction take appropriate measures to protect minors… - EU Digital Services Act Article 28 - Online Protection of Minors (Regulation 2022/2065, Profiling-Based Advertising Ban, Appropriate Measures, No Additional Personal Data)
Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market for Digital Services (the Digital Services Act, DSA) imposes three operative obligations on… - EU Directive 2011/93/EU Article 3 - Offences Concerning Sexual Abuse
Article 3 of Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography requires EU Member States to criminalise specified intentional sexual abuse conduct against… - EU Directive 2011/93/EU Article 4 - Offences Concerning Sexual Exploitation
Article 4 of Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children requires EU Member States to criminalise intentional conduct concerning the sexual exploitation of children… - EU Directive 2011/93/EU Article 5 - Offences Concerning Child Pornography
Article 5 of Directive 2011/93/EU requires EU Member States to criminalise intentional conduct concerning child pornography… - EU Directive 2011/93/EU Article 6 - Solicitation of Children for Sexual Purposes (Grooming)
Article 6 of Directive 2011/93/EU requires EU Member States to criminalise the solicitation of children for sexual purposes via information and communication technology… - France Code Pénal Article 227-23 - Distribution, Recording, and Possession of Child Pornographic Imagery
Article 227-23 of the French Code Pénal criminalises the recording, transmission, distribution, importation, exportation, offering, making available, acquisition, viewing, and possession of pornographic images of a… - France LOI n° 2024-449 du 21 mai 2024 (Loi SREN) - Age Verification for Online Pornography (ARCOM Enforcement)
Loi n° 2024-449 du 21 mai 2024 visant à sécuriser et à réguler l'espace numérique (Loi SREN; JORF n°0117 du 22 mai 2024; NOR: ECOI2309270L) overhauls the French regulatory regime for online services, with Title I… - Germany JuSchG §10b - Entwicklungsbeeinträchtigende Medien (Development-Impairing Media Risk Factors)
Section 10b of the German Jugendschutzgesetz (JuSchG - Youth Protection Act of 23 July 2002 BGBl. I S. 2730 as amended by the Zweites Gesetz zur Änderung des Jugendschutzgesetzes of 9 April 2021 BGBl. I S… - Germany JuSchG §14a - Kennzeichnung bei Film- und Spielplattformen (Age Labeling on Film and Game Platforms)
Section 14a of the German Jugendschutzgesetz (JuSchG - Youth Protection Act of 23 July 2002 BGBl. I S. 2730, comprehensively reformed by the Zweites Gesetz zur Änderung des Jugendschutzgesetzes of 9 April 2021 BGBl. I S… - Germany StGB Section 184a - Distribution of Violence and Bestiality Pornographic Content
Section 184a of the German Strafgesetzbuch (StGB; Criminal Code) prohibits the distribution, public dissemination and supply-chain handling of pornographic content depicting violence or sexual acts involving animals… - Germany StGB Section 184b - Distribution, Acquisition and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (Kinderpornographische Inhalte)
Section 184b of the German Strafgesetzbuch (StGB; Criminal Code) prohibits the distribution, public dissemination, manufacture, supply-chain handling, acquisition and possession of child sexual abuse material… - Germany StGB Section 184c - Distribution, Acquisition and Possession of Youth Pornographic Content (Persons Aged 14 to 18)
Section 184c of the German Strafgesetzbuch (StGB; Criminal Code) prohibits the distribution, public dissemination, manufacture, supply-chain handling, acquisition and possession of youth pornographic content… - Germany Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) Section 184b - Distribution, Acquisition, and Possession of Child Pornographic Content
Section 184b of the German Strafgesetzbuch (StGB - Criminal Code) criminalises the distribution, public availability, production, importation, exportation, acquisition, and possession of child pornographic content… - India IT Rules 2021 - Rule 3 Intermediary Due Diligence and Rule 4 Significant Social Media Intermediary Obligations for Adult Content, Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery and Child Safety
The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (commonly the IT Rules 2021) were notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on 25 February… - Ireland Coimisiún na Meán Online Safety Code (October 2024) - Part A General Obligations and Part B Specific Obligations for Designated Video-Sharing Platform Services; Section 12.10 Effective Age Assurance for Adult-Only Video Content; Section 14 Parental Controls; Section 15 Terms and Conditions
The Coimisiún na Meán Online Safety Code (the Code) is the statutory online safety code made by Coimisiún na Meán (Ireland's audiovisual and online media regulator, the Commission) under Section 139K of the Broadcasting… - Ireland Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (No. 41 of 2022, Coimisiún na Meán, Online Safety Codes, Designated Online Services, Section 139A Harmful Online Content Categories)
The Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (No. 41 of 2022) of Ireland establishes Coimisiún na Meán (the Media Commission) and confers on it powers to regulate broadcasting services, audiovisual on-demand media… - New Zealand Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 Section 3 - Meaning of Objectionable Publication
Section 3 of the New Zealand Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 defines when a publication is 'objectionable' - the core trigger for criminal prohibition under Sections 123-131A… - Online Safety Act 2023
The UK Online Safety Act 2023 imposes a statutory duty of care on providers of user-to-user services and search services to protect users from illegal and harmful content… - Online Safety Act 2023 - Duties for Category 1 and 2 Services regarding Illegal Content and Safety by Design
The UK Online Safety Act 2023 imposes legally binding duties on providers of user-to-user services (categorised as 1 or 2A/2B) and search services to conduct… - Online Safety Act 2023 - Regulation of User-Generated Content Services and Safety Duties for Providers
The Online Safety Act 2023 imposes mandatory safety duties on providers of user-generated content (UGC) services in the UK to prevent and mitigate the spread of priority illegal content, including terrorism and child… - Online Safety Act 2023 Section 12: Safety duties protecting children
Providers of regulated user-to-user services likely to be accessed by children must implement proportionate measures to mitigate risks… - Online Safety Act 2023 Section 122: Requirement to obtain skilled person’s report
Organizations must understand that the UK regulator, OFCOM, is required to obtain a report from an… - Online Safety Act 2023 Section 238: Financial provisions
This section mandates that any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State under the Online Safety Act… - Online Safety Act 2023 Section 36: Duties about children’s access assessments
Providers of Part 3 services must conduct, document, and regularly update children's access… - Online Safety Act 2023, Section 179: False communications offence
This section establishes a criminal offense for a person who sends a message containing information they know to be false, with… - Online Safety Act 2023, Section 189: Repeals in connection with offences under sections 179 and 181
This section repeals specific provisions concerning false and malicious communications within the Communications Act 2003, the Malicious… - Online Safety Act 2023, Section 34: Record-keeping and review duties
Regulated search services must create and maintain detailed records of risk assessments and… - Online Safety Act 2023, Section 56: “Recognised news publisher”
This section defines the criteria an entity must meet to be classified as a 'recognised news publisher'… - Online Safety Act 2023, Section 7: Providers of user-to-user services: duties of care
This section specifies the duties of care that providers of regulated user-to-user services must comply with, establishing a… - TAKE IT DOWN Act - 47 U.S.C. 223(h) and Notice-and-Removal Regime for Nonconsensual Intimate Visual Depictions (Pub. L. 119-12, May 2025)
The Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act (TAKE IT DOWN Act, Pub. L. 119-12, signed 19 May 2025) amends Section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934… - Texas HB 1181 (88R 2023) - Age Verification for Commercial Entities Publishing Sexual Material Harmful to Minors
Texas HB 1181 (88th Legislature Regular Session 2023) added Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 129B requiring any commercial entity that publishes or distributes material on an internet website where more than… - UK Coroners and Justice Act 2009 Section 62 - Possession of Prohibited Images of Children
Section 62 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 makes it an offence for a person to be in possession of a prohibited image of a child… - UK Criminal Justice Act 1988 Section 160 - Possession of Indecent Photograph of a Child
Section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 makes it an offence for a person to have any indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph of a child in their possession… - UK Extreme Pornography Possession Offence - Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Section 63
Section 63 of the UK Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4) created a possession offence for extreme pornographic images in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (Scotland addressed separately by the Criminal… - UK Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 (c. 42) - Public Indecent Display Offence
The UK Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 (c. 42) makes it an offence to publicly display indecent matter: Section 1(1) provides 'If any indecent matter is publicly displayed the person making the display and any… - UK Obscene Publications Act 1959 (c. 66) - Test of Obscenity and Prohibition of Publication
The UK Obscene Publications Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2, c. 66), as amended by the Obscene Publications Act 1964 and subsequent statutes, establishes the foundational test of obscenity in England, Wales, and Northern… - UK Online Safety (CSEA Content Reporting by Regulated User-to-User Service Providers) Regulations 2026, SI 2026/268 - NCA Reporting Duty
Regulated user-to-user service providers must register with the National Crime Agency, designate an organization administrator, and report detected child sexual… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 - Ofcom Illegal Harms & Children's Safety Duties
UK Online Safety Act 2023 imposes safety duties on user-to-user services and search engines to identify, mitigate, and manage risks of illegal… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 - Ofcom Regulation of User-to-User Services and Search Engines: Illegal Content and Child Safety Duties
The Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) places statutory safety duties on UK-accessible user-to-user services and search engines… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Part 3 - Illegal Content Risk Assessment, Safety Duties, and Children's Protection Duties (Sections 9-12)
Online Safety Act 2023 (c.50) Part 3 imposes duties of care on providers of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services with respect to illegal content and content harmful to children: section 9… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Part 5 - Duties on Internet Services Publishing Pornographic Content
Part 5 of the UK Online Safety Act 2023 imposes a standalone regulatory regime on internet services that publish or display regulated provider pornographic content… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 10 - Illegal Content Safety Duties of User-to-User Services (Proportionate Measures, Swift Removal, Terms of Service Disclosure, Proactive Technology)
Section 10 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) imposes the primary illegal content safety duty on user-to-user services - the downstream operational compliance obligation built upon the section 9 illegal content risk… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 11 - Children's Risk Assessment Duties (User-to-User Services)
Providers of regulated user-to-user services that are likely to be accessed by children must carry out suitable and sufficient children's risk assessments at the times specified in Schedule 3 (initial, when Ofcom… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 12 - Children's Safety Duties (Proportionate Measures, Primary Priority Content Encounter Prevention, Highly Effective Age Verification or Estimation)
Section 12 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) imposes the foundational children's safety duty on user-to-user services likely to be accessed by children - the downstream operational compliance obligation that follows… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 20 - Duty about Content Reporting (All Services Illegal Content, Children-Accessible Services Content Harmful to Children, Affected Person Definition, Age Verification Exception, Section 22 Cross-Reference)
Section 20 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) imposes a content reporting duty on all providers of regulated user-to-user services… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 64 - User Identity Verification (Category 1 Service Duty, Optional Verification for All Adult Users, Any Process Acceptable, Terms of Service Explanation, UK Adult User Scope)
Section 64 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) imposes a user identity verification duty on providers of Category 1 services (designated under section 95)… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 66 - Mandatory CSEA Content Reporting to the NCA (UK Providers Full Reporting, Non-UK Providers UK-Linked Content Only, Search Service Coverage, Section 70 Definitions)
Section 66 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) creates a statutory CSEA (Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) reporting duty under which providers of regulated user-to-user services, search services, and combined… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 71 - Duty Not to Act Against Users Except in Accordance with Terms of Service (Category 1 Service, Takedown/Restriction/Suspension/Ban Only Per Terms, Section 10/12 Safety Duty Exception, Criminal/Civil Liability Exception, Fraudulent Advertising Exception, Consumer Content Exclusion)
Section 71 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) imposes a duty on providers of Category 1 services (designated under section 95) not to act against users except in accordance with the terms of service… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 81 - Duties about Regulated Provider Pornographic Content (Part 5 Services, Highly Effective Age Verification or Age Estimation, Written Records, Public Statement, 17 January 2025 Commencement)
Section 81 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) sets out the substantive duties about regulated provider pornographic content for internet services within section 80(2) (Part 5 services - providers of internet services… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 9 - Illegal Content Risk Assessment Duties of User-to-User Services (Suitable and Sufficient, Schedule 3 Timing, Pre-Significant-Change Assessment, Ofcom Risk Profiles)
Section 9 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) imposes the foundational illegal content risk assessment duty on user-to-user services regulated under the Act - the principal upstream compliance obligation that informs… - UK Protection from Harassment Act 1997 Section 4 - Putting People in Fear of Violence
Section 4 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 makes it an offence for a person whose course of conduct causes another to fear, on at least two occasions, that violence will be used against him, if he knows or… - UK Protection of Children Act 1978 Section 1 - Indecent Photographs of Children
Section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 (PCA 1978) creates four offences related to indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children: (a) taking, permitting to be taken, or making such images; (b)… - UK Serious Crime Act 2015 Section 69 - Possession of Paedophile Manual
Section 69 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 makes it an offence to be in possession of any item that contains advice or guidance about abusing children sexually… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 10 - Causing or Inciting a Child to Engage in Sexual Activity
A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence under Section 10 if he intentionally causes or incites another person (B) to engage in an activity, the activity is sexual, and either B is under 16 and A does not… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 11 - Engaging in Sexual Activity in the Presence of a Child
A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence under Section 11 if he intentionally engages in an activity that is sexual, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, and does so when another person (B) is… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 12 - Causing a Child to Watch a Sexual Act
A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence under Section 12 if, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, he intentionally causes another person (B) to watch a third person engaging in an activity, or to… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 13 - Child Sex Offences Committed by Children or Young Persons
Section 13 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides that a person under 18 who does anything that would constitute an offence under any of Sections 9 to 12 (sexual activity with a child, causing or inciting child sexual… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 14 - Arranging or Facilitating Commission of a Child Sex Offence
A person commits an offence under Section 14 if he intentionally arranges or facilitates something that he intends to do, intends another person to do, or believes that another person will do, in any part of the world,… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 15 - Meeting a Child Following Sexual Grooming Etc (Adult Defendant Aged 18+, Prior Communication, Travel or Meeting With Intent, Child Under 16)
Section 15 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) creates the offence of meeting a child following sexual grooming. Under section 15(1), a person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if (a) A has met or communicated… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 15A - Sexual Communication with a Child
Section 15A SOA 2003 (inserted by the Serious Crime Act 2015 Section 67, in force 3 April 2017) makes it an offence for a person aged 18 or over (A) to communicate intentionally with another person (B) for the purpose… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 16 - Abuse of Position of Trust: Sexual Activity with a Child
A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence under Section 16 if he intentionally touches another person (B), the touching is sexual, A is in a position of trust in relation to B, A meets the knowledge requirements… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 17 - Abuse of Position of Trust: Causing or Inciting Sexual Activity
Section 17 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence for a person aged 18 or over (A) intentionally to cause or incite another person (B) to engage in sexual activity, where B is under 18, A is in a position… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 18 - Abuse of Position of Trust: Sexual Activity in the Presence of a Child
Section 18 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence for a person aged 18 or over (A) intentionally to engage in an activity, where the activity is sexual, A engages in it for the purpose of obtaining sexual… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 19 - Abuse of Position of Trust: Causing a Child to Watch a Sexual Act
Section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence for a person aged 18 or over (A), for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, intentionally to cause another person (B) to watch a third person… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 47 - Paying for Sexual Services of a Child
Section 47 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence intentionally to obtain, for oneself, the sexual services of a person under 18 in circumstances where one has, before obtaining those services, made or… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 53A - Paying for Sexual Services of a Prostitute Subjected to Force
Section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (added by the Policing and Crime Act 2009) makes it a strict liability offence for a person (A) to make or promise payment for the sexual services of a prostitute (B) where a… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 66A (Cyberflashing) and Section 66B (Sharing or Threatening to Share Intimate Photograph or Film) - As Inserted by the Online Safety Act 2023
Sections 66A, 66B, 66C, and 66D of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) of the United Kingdom, as inserted by the Online Safety Act 2023 (c… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 67 - Voyeurism (Observing Private Act for Sexual Gratification, Operating Equipment, Recording, Installing Equipment)
Section 67 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) creates four voyeurism offences. Under section 67(1), a person commits an offence if (a) for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification he observes another person… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 8 - Causing or Inciting a Child Under 13 to Engage in Sexual Activity
Section 8 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence intentionally to cause or incite another person to engage in an activity, where that activity is sexual and the other person is under 13… - UK Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 Section 1 - Upskirting Offence (inserts Section 67A into SOA 2003)
Section 1 of the Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 inserts Section 67A into the Sexual Offences Act 2003, creating the offence of upskirting… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2258A - Provider Reporting Requirements to the NCMEC CyberTipline
Providers of electronic communication services and remote computing services must, as soon as reasonably possible after obtaining actual knowledge, report apparent violations of 18 U.S.C… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2258B - Limited Immunity for Electronic Service Providers Reporting to CyberTipline
18 U.S.C. § 2258B provides limited civil immunity for electronic service providers (and their officers, directors, employees, and agents) for performing the reporting and preservation obligations under § 2258A… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2259 - Mandatory Restitution for Sexual Exploitation Offences
18 U.S.C. § 2259 makes restitution mandatory for federal convictions under chapter 110 (sexual exploitation and other abuse of children) and chapter 117 (transportation for illegal sexual activity)… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2260 - Production of Sexually Explicit Depictions of a Minor for Importation into the United States
18 U.S.C. § 2260 extends US criminal jurisdiction extraterritorially to two scenarios. Subsection (a) criminalises any person who, outside the United States, employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2421 - Transportation Generally for Prostitution or Illegal Sexual Activity
18 U.S.C. § 2421 makes it a federal offence to knowingly transport any individual in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, with intent that the individual engage in… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2423 - Transportation of Minors for Illegal Sexual Activity
18 U.S.C. § 2423 creates four distinct offences. Subsection (a) makes it an offence punishable by 10 years to life imprisonment to knowingly transport a person under 18 in interstate or foreign commerce with intent that… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2425 - Use of Interstate Facilities to Transmit Information About a Minor
18 U.S.C. § 2425 criminalises the use of any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, including the mail and any common carrier or interactive computer service, to knowingly initiate the transmission of the… - US 18 U.S.C. 2251 - Sexual Exploitation of Children
18 U.S.C. 2251 criminalises the sexual exploitation of children for the production of visual depictions. Subsection (a) covers employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing or coercing any minor to engage in sexually… - US 18 U.S.C. 2252 - Certain Activities Relating to Material Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors
18 U.S.C. 2252 criminalises four categories of conduct involving visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct: (1) knowing transportation or shipment using any means or facility of interstate or… - US 18 U.S.C. 2252A - Material Constituting or Containing Child Pornography
18 U.S.C. 2252A is the principal federal statute targeting trafficking and possession of 'child pornography' as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2256(8)… - US 18 USC §2257 - Record Keeping Requirements for Producers of Sexually Explicit Visual Depictions
18 USC §2257 imposes federal record-keeping obligations on every producer of any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, digital image, or picture that contains a visual depiction of actual sexually explicit… - US 28 CFR Part 75 - Implementing Regulations for 18 USC §2257 and §2257A
28 CFR Part 75 is the US Attorney General's implementing regulation for 18 USC §2257 and §2257A record-keeping obligations… - US 47 U.S.C. § 254(h) - Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Internet Safety Policy Requirements
47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(5)-(6) and 47 U.S.C. § 254(l) embody the Children's Internet Protection Act 2000 (CIPA, Public Law 106-554), which conditions federal universal service support and Library Services and Technology Act… - US 47 U.S.C. 230(e)(5) - FOSTA Sex Trafficking Carve-Out to § 230 Immunity
§ 230(e)(5) of the Communications Decency Act, added by the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-164, 'FOSTA'), carves out three categories of claims from § 230's broad… - Virginia Code § 8.01-40.5 - Civil Action for Unlawful Dissemination of Material Harmful to Minors Online (2023 Chapter 811)
Virginia Code § 8.01-40.5 (enacted by 2023 Virginia Acts Chapter 811, effective 1 July 2023) creates a private civil cause of action against any commercial entity that knowingly publishes or distributes material harmful… - Virginia SB 1515 (2023) - Civil Liability for Commercial Internet Distribution of Material Harmful to Minors Without Age Verification (Va. Code Section 8.01-40.5)
Virginia Senate Bill 1515 (2023 Regular Session) enacted Chapter 811 of the Acts of Assembly, creating Virginia Code Section 8.01-40.5 effective 1 July 2023…
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