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Former newspaper editor sentenced for paying girls to send him explicit videos
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A former Washington state newspaper editor accused of paying girls for sexually explicit images has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Steven Smith, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced on Wednesday, KREM-TV reported. He was arrested in July 2023 and...
Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography, though the justices could still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measure affects adults' free-speech rights. ...
Australia won't force social media users to share their personal details when child ban takes effect
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia's communications minister said Wednesday the government won't force social media users to hand over their personal information to tech companies, as children younger than 16 are set to be banned from the platforms. Michelle Rowland plans to...
British man sentenced to 18 years for using AI to make child sexual abuse imagery
LONDON (AP) — A British man who used artificial intelligence to create images of child abuse was sent to prison for 18 years on Monday. The court sentenced Hugh Nelson, 27, after he pleaded guilty to a number of sexual offenses including making and distributing indecent images of...
South Dakota committee endorses age verification requirement for porn sites
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative committee in South Dakota has endorsed a proposal requiring age verification before residents can access pornography on the internet. The Artificial Intelligence and Regulation of Internet Access by Minors study committee said Wednesday that the...