I feel so confused by this, and maybe it’s my own ignorance but I assumed they were checking for known abuse images. I always thought I paid the Apple tax to av

I feel so confused by this, and maybe it’s my own ignorance but I assumed they were checking for known abuse images. I always thought I paid the Apple tax to avoid other companies tracking me not the government. And the more I read the more I realize I’m probably wrong, but I honestly believed I surrendered my privacy to exist digitally.