Michigan introduces bill to ban erotic ASMR

In the second week of September 2025, a group of Republican lawmakers in Michigan introduced a bill aimed at banning multiple online content, including pornography and

https://mashable.com/article/michigan-bill-ban-adult-content-erotic-asmr

The bill introduced by a group of Michigan Republicans is called the Public Morals Corruption Prevention Act (House Bill 4938) . It was introduced by Republican Representative Josh Shriver and co-sponsored by Republican Representatives Joseph Pavlov, Matthew Maddock, James DeSana, Joseph Fox, and Jennifer Wertz.

The bill would ban the sharing, distribution, sale, and hosting of 'certain content' on the internet. This includes pornography in the form of videos, books, magazines, comics, AI-generated content, live streaming, and sound clips, as well as 'erotic audio content' like erotic ASMR.

Foreign media outlet Mashable pointed out that 'if this bill passes, erotic audio, sex toy reviews, and ASMR YouTube channels could all be banned in Michigan.'

The Public Moral Corruption Prevention Bill also prohibits depictions and writings that 'express a disconnect between biology and gender by an individual of one biological sex imitating, depicting, or representing themselves as the other biological sex.'

This means that content about or created by transgender people will be banned in Michigan, Mashable points out.

Mike Stabile, director of public policy for the Free Speech Coalition, an adult industry trade group, criticized the bill, saying, 'This bill would completely erase transgender people from online viewing, making them the same as pornographers.'

Michigan lawmakers have introduced a bill prohibiting the any 'depiction or description' of trans people or trans existence online, including it in a bill banning 'pornographic' material

The bill would completely erase trans people online, equating them with porn.

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— Mike Stabile ( @mikestabile.bsky.social ) September 16, 2025 5:26 AM

The Public Morals Prevention and Corruption Act also includes exclusions for 'peer-reviewed academic content' and 'scientific or medical research.'

If a person or organization that operates an online platform violates this law, they could be fined up to $100,000 (approximately 15 million yen) and imprisoned for up to 20 years. If more than 100 items of prohibited content are found, they could be fined up to $125,000 (approximately 18 million yen) and imprisoned for up to 25 years.

The Public Morals and Corruption Prevention Bill also requires internet service providers to block 'bypass tools' (such as VPNs) and prohibits the promotion of such tools.