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A good way to treat CSAM is to see it as radioactive material. You always want it to be accounted for. Some people have legitimate use for it (x-ray machines, n
by S0y 2y ago
A good way to treat CSAM is to see it as radioactive material. You always want it to be accounted for. Some people have legitimate use for it (x-ray machines, nuclear power plants, etc...) these would be the doctor example in this article. and then you have the actual illegal uses of it, like someone trying to build a bomb in their backyard. In that sense, a CSAM filter shouldn't assume anything about the content, just be able to identify that its content that needs to be accounted for.
- sterlind 2y agoI assume by CSAM you mean any indecent image of a child, since there's only one legitimate use of material generated by, or for, child sexual abuse: as evidence, to catch and prosecute child molesters. that's the problem: the label "CSAM" implies intent as well as content. unlike "CSAM," "radioactive" implies only content - content that has to be deliberately mined and enriched in a handful of factories, not something that can be accidentally generated by billions of families. also, material can become CSAM without starting off as CSAM. imagine a baby monitor captures video of a toddler changing clothes. that's not CSAM yet - it's merely indecent. but now imagine a pedophile hacks the feed and shares it on a CP website. now it absolutely is, because intent (sexual gratification) and abuse (stealing and sharing the photos) have occurred. we need nuanced labels to implement a nuanced policy.