• funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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      a) “CP” is a very online phrase that I imagine hasn’t permeated popular culture for good reason

      b) calling it “pornography” is tacitly implying it is arousing and/or serves a purpose, by calling it “abuse material” you remove any positive connotations

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        I think being more specific is also a good thing. Two letter acronyms are too broad. As CSAM, it’s unambiguous what it refers to. But CP means many things. Eg, in software dev, it’s often used for “control plane”. Some video games (eg, Pokemon Go) use it for “combat power”. I think ESO used it as “champion points” (though might have been a different MMO).

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      Porn is a legal thing that normal people enjoy. The term CSAM takes a stance that it is always abuse. I think they are basically interchangeable but CSAM is the currently preferred term.

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          Sometimes, terms need changing to separate it from something else. Porn in itself is legal and fine. When adding children in the mix it’s easy to get caught up in the porn part of the discussion rather than the child part.

          Separating the terms puts the focus more on the child abuse part.

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              Have you been paying attention to the debate at all?

              Many bills in the US have been proposed to mitigate child porn by just targeting porn in general.