Accessing, possessing or storing pornographic materials is not illegal, with the exception of child pornography.
The penalty for distribution or possession of child pornography is up to one year imprisonment or a fine of up to 2,000 leva.
Authorities tolerate illegal distribution of hardcore porn in designated shops and on TV after 11 p.m. Softcore material is rarely censored.
[3][4] In 2010, two Dutch men were arrested for distributing pornography online, which involved police detaining a 19-year-old female Bulgarian citizen.
Police had captured a plethora of pornographic videos (including one on Skype) featuring "extremely repulsing sexual profanities" with children aged 2–11.