Comment by direwolf20
12 hours ago
CSAM is to child pornography as MAP is to pedophile. Both words used to refer to a thing without the negative connotation.
12 hours ago
CSAM is to child pornography as MAP is to pedophile. Both words used to refer to a thing without the negative connotation.
I'd say it was the other way around, MAP is an attempt at avoiding the stigma of pedophile, while CSAM is saying "pornography can be an entirely acceptable, positive, consensual thing, but that's not what 'pornography' involving children is, it's evidence of abuse or exploitation or..."
Well put.
The term CSAM was adopted in the UK following outrage over the "Gary Glitter Effect" - soaring offence rates driven by news of people caught downloading images of unspeakable abuse crimes getting mild sentences for mere child porn.
This is why many feel strongly about defending the term "CSAM" from those who seek to dilute it to cover e.g. mild Grok-style child porn.
The UK Govt. has announced plans to define CSAM in law.
> CSSM is to child pornography
CSSM?
Ah. You edited it to CSAM. Thanks.
Well, I'm sure CSAM has negative connotation. Our UK Govt. doesn't keep a database of all CSAM found by the police because its a positive thing.
Dude just stop, you are being ridiculous now.