Facebook makes 20 million reports a year, yet very few cases are filed. Worse-- this system only would detect old widely circulated images. Arguably, it may i

Facebook makes 20 million reports a year, yet very few cases are filed. Worse-- this system only would detect old widely circulated images. Arguably, it may increase the incentive to create undetectable novel imagery for closed circulation, creating new instances of abuse in the process. Police making random nighttime sweeps of homes in your community would also likely catch some serious criminals. Our decisions have to be based on more than just the potential of a narrow benefit. It's not sufficient to reduce one ill in the world if the result is a world less worth living in overall.