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Arguably we are at a point where good (here meaning effective) CG or Art should be able to replace such a thing without any real child being abused or having th
by Latty 10y ago
Arguably we are at a point where good (here meaning effective) CG or Art should be able to replace such a thing without any real child being abused or having their privacy invaded, which would be preferable.
Of course, in some countries, that too is illegal, for some reason.
- CurtMonash 10y agoThis is very much in line with my thinking. Making of child porn with real children is one of the most horrific crimes in the world. Fighting that by criminalizing other steps in the creation/consumption chain makes sense. On the other hard, child porn in which no real children were involved is a free speech issue, and I'm on the side that favors permitting it. There's also a third group of issues -- child porn is used as an excuse for general internet surveillance, which then is used to also benefit anti-terrorism, law enforcement, and anti-piracy. That's why copyright lobbyists refer to (concern about) child porn as being a godsend for their industry.