People who trade in images of abuse should be punished on some level; however, they are the smallest part of the problem, the people who actually abuse child

People who trade in images of abuse should be punished on some level; however, they are the smallest part of the problem, the people who actually abuse children for the purposes of taking pictures are the real problem and I highly doubt you're going to catch them by scanning text messages. It's completely wasted effort and does nothing to stop pedophiles or to protect children.