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Perhaps I'm misunderstanding something, but are you saying that if the research said conclusively that banning CSAM absolutely leads to an increase in actual se
by squigz 3y ago
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding something, but are you saying that if the research said conclusively that banning CSAM absolutely leads to an increase in actual sexual assaults against children, it would still be a good idea to ban CSAM?
- 93po 3y agoThey’re saying the opposite. Use of CSAM material is linked to increased likelihood of real world abuse in some research. Which makes sense to me. The existence of a community encourages people to contribute and participate for basically any “activity”
- arp242 3y ago[flagged]
- eterps 3y agoThat's a false dichotomy. If research conclusively showed that banning CSAM leads to an increase in actual sexual assaults against children, it wouldn't mean we should permit CSAM. Rather, it would suggest that the strategy needs to be reconsidered. F.i. shifting focus to the root cause instead of focusing solely on the media distribution.
- arp242 3y agoI answered the asked question; I don't think anyone seriously thinks that we should focus solely on media distribution.
- pseudalopex 3y agoDistribution only? Probably not. Creation and distribution? Yes.
- kreetx 3y agoI've no deeper knowledge on this matter, but couldn't acted, edited, and/or generated? If CSAM truly did help reduce crime rates then wouldn't you use it. On the other hand, it might be that consuming CSAM triggers borderline people to seek it in real life.
- squigz 3y agoWhat a foolish and unnecessarily vivid comparison. Thanks for your response.
- arp242 3y agoIt's vivid on purpose because abstract moral arguments tend to forget the reality of it. Utilitarianism is all fun and games up to this point.