A Federal Judge Just Ruled THIS Is Protected Speech...

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Издатель Sep 4, 2026

A federal appeals court just ruled that privately possessing AI-generated child corn, material that doesn't depict a real, identifiable kid, is protected under the First Amendment.

Here's the case: a Wisconsin man named Steven Anderegg used an AI image generator (Stable Diffusion) to create thousands of realistic images of children. He was arrested and charged. Straightforward, right?

Not according to the 7th Circuit. Judge John Z. Lee said he was bound by two old Supreme Court precedents: one from 1969 (you can't be punished for privately possessing obscene material in your own home) and one from 2002 (child corn that doesn't depict a real child isn't legally "child corn" and is First Amendment protected).
Put those together, and the court dismissed the charge, at least for private possession.

A few things worth knowing before you rage share this: It does NOT protect making, selling, or distributing this material. Only private possession in the home.

The judge himself said he was troubled by his own ruling and noted AI-generated images are becoming nearly impossible to distinguish from real abuse material.

Federal prosecutors are appealing this decision. It's not final law yet.

This is a case where 20 to 25 year old legal precedent hasn't caught up with what AI can do today. That gap is the actual danger here, and it's worth understanding.

Sources: Snopes, NBC News, Fox News