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Senator Lee’s Bill Aims to Criminalize Online Pornography

5/15/2025

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Senator Mike Lee's Interstate Obscenity Definition Act is set to shake up the landscape of online content by redefining obscenity and imposing a federal ban on pornography. By replacing the outdated Miller Test with broader criteria, this bill threatens to criminalize consensual adult expressions lacking artistic merit. Congress will deliberate on this controversial legislation this month.

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Story summary

Senator Mike Lee's Interstate Obscenity Definition Act is set to shake up the landscape of online content by redefining obscenity and imposing a federal ban on pornography. By replacing the outdated Miller Test with broader criteria, this bill threatens to criminalize consensual adult expressions lacking artistic merit. Congress will deliberate on this controversial legislation this month.