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by secalex 1101 days ago
A regression means that PhotoDNA scanning was working, and then stopped working correctly. This happened in the last several months, well after Mr. Musk's takeover.

I think it is good that they fixed it. That is why we directly reached out to them to help address the issue before we published. I think it is bad that they cut off our API access and are threatening academic researchers with lawsuits.

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Thanks for chiming in, I'd love to see the data on that.

Twitter problems with CSAM were widely known way before Musk took over [1], so,

>[...] PhotoDNA scanning was working

with due respect and all, I find that statement questionable.

>I think it is bad that they cut off our API access and are threatening academic researchers with lawsuits.

Yes, that truly sucks.

1: https://endsexualexploitation.org/wp-content/uploads/Doe-v-T...

>I'd love to see the data on that.

6 days later.

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