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I agree that it's the abuse that's the problem, but consider that technology greatly exacerbates this problem. Technology can currently provide private connecti
by npteljes 3y ago
I agree that it's the abuse that's the problem, but consider that technology greatly exacerbates this problem. Technology can currently provide private connections at scale, even somewhat private payment - and this opportunity is abused greatly, in part to further abuse children. The problem is, and I agree with this argument, that even perfect control over technology doesn't solve the child abuse issue, never mind the other abuses of private communication and payment. We do moderate content in case of social networks, hosting providers, platform providers and at a myriad of other places too. So technological measures are already taken.
I'm doubtful we'll ever solve, or even greatly reduce, the child abuse issue, on a human level. I don't see that we (as in, the humanity) ever solved a people problem. I think with technology, we could at least try to work out something that amplify it further. Similar to how we have a framework on how to behave well, codified and enforced as law, instead of systems that would produce humans that don't do those things in the first place.