03/21/2025
The end of federal obscenity laws is starting to come into reality.
https://www.techpolicy.press/court-rules-that-constitution-protects-private-possession-of-aigenerated-csam/
Court Rules That Constitution Protects Private Possession of AI-Generated CSAM | TechPolicy.Press
This will be the first criminal case involving AI, CSAM law, and the First Amendment to reach a federal appeals court, writes Riana Pfefferkorn.
12/05/2023
Meanwhile in China...
Report reveals sales of explicit anime figures to minors - Global Times
An alarming case of sales of adult-oriented anime figures to minors on various online platforms and in the vicinity of schools has been recently exposed. An investigative report by CCTV uncovered a business in Hefei, East China’s Anhui Province that has been selling provocative female anime figure...
10/23/2023
Mangaka and politician Ken Akamatsu warns of “international pressure” censoring manga. Story below:
10/15/2023
Anime Research - Anime Survey 2023 Preliminary Results
Preliminary Results of the 2023 Anime Survey In this document we report preliminary results from the 2023 Anime Survey. A goal of this series of preliminary working papers is to provide the fandom with a brief overview of some of the basic findings. In the interest of keeping this short and
08/30/2023
Anti-freedom Texas is going all out.
Black Butler, Soul Eater, and Other Manga Are Facing New Book Bans
A new report from Texas questions whether more manga