The problem is that if the media admits that sites such as 4chan make a good-faith effort to combat illicit images (as in seriously illicit, not whatever vague,

The problem is that if the media admits that sites such as 4chan make a good-faith effort to combat illicit images (as in seriously illicit, not whatever vague, low bar the UK sets for when something is "harmful"), that makes it harder to slander these sites as CSAM distributors.