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Newly proposed bill could lead to ban on all online pornography in the US
- Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee unveiled new legislation on Thursday aimed at federally prohibiting pornography by establishing a broader legal definition of obscenity.
- Lee reintroduced this bill to replace the 1973 Miller vs. California obscenity test and strip the intent requirement for prosecution.
- The bill broadens obscenity to include any content appealing to prurient interest or lacking serious value, targeting creators and distributors online.
- Representatives Lee and Mary Miller claim the legislation empowers law enforcement to combat obscene material “outside the bounds of protected free speech.”
- The bill, supported by the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, could enable nationwide federal bans and prosecutions of online pornography.
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Uncanceled NewsLegislation Seeks to Outlaw Pornography: Obscenity Is Not Protected Speech, and It Is Deeply Wounding Our Society
(Harbinger’s Daily)—Republican lawmakers are promoting legislation aimed at bringing down the pornography industry by updating obscenity laws for the 21st century. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA) last week, clarifying the definition of “obscenity” as used in the 1934 Communications Act. The bill would define as obscene any “picture, image, graphic image file, film,…
Illinois rep sponsors bill that could criminalize pornography
(NewsNation) — A new bill introduced by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah and sponsored by Rep. Mary Miller (R-Illinois) could make porn a crime in the United States. The Interstate Obscenity Definition Act would add all pornography, including any depiction of sexual acts that "lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value," to the definition of obscenity. This would make it illegal to distribute or consume porn, regardless of the materia…
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