Comment on Pawoo, a Japanese Mastadon instance on the Fediverse notoriously bad about moderating CSAM, has been taken down.

Darkhoof@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  “Child Sexual Abuse Material”. It’s an awkward acronym that’s mostly overtaken “Child Pornography”.

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  • Darkhoof@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Thanks.

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• endhits@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  CSAM is Child Sexual Exploitation Material

  People prefer using this term over CP because the word “porn” is considered too soft. Porn is generally a consensual, adult medium made with adults for adults. CP is not that, it’s first and foremost harm of a child.

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  • chaorace@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Another reason is that “CP” got jokingly coopted by abusers in the form of various dogwhistles (e.g.: “cheese pizza”). It made more sense to adopt a new acronym rather than try to uphold any sense of decorum while sharing ownership of the term w/ edgelords & predators.

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    • amju_wolf@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I mean it’s more accurate and unambiguous. Definitely preferable overall IMO.

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  • fsxylo@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s strange to me, because CP sounds revolting to me but CSAM sounds like something I can treat with aspirin.

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    • endhits@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      CSAM is a pretty sterile term so I can see where that feeling comes from.

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