[ghughes]

> companies should only implement end-to-end encryption if they can simultaneously prevent abhorrent child sexual abuse on their platforms

And houses with walls should be banned unless the builder can guarantee no children will be harmed inside.

[trinsic2]

It's more like banning locks to private homes because there might be a bad actor in one of the houses.

It's a stupidly insane idea.

[InCityDreams]

Paedophiles drive cars.

[WesolyKubeczek]

They also drink water and breathe air. Thankfully, making those unsuitable for consumption by any pedophile globally is an ongoing effort already.

[idontwantthis]

Ban cars and force everyone to travel together in large vehicles where we can see what they are doing!

[jliptzin]

Let’s call such a vehicle a “bus”

[93po]

Oh you drive a car? How long have you been a pedophile sympathizer for?

[brnt]

As a child hearing the news of Dutroux, I recall thinking that it would be better if buildings just collapse if they had this going on.

[amf12]

While I agree with your point somewhat, the scale is completely different. Its not a black and white thing. I know a lot of people will disagree with this statement though.

[Tade0]

The main issue in preventing child abuse is that there are simply not enough resources allocated to handle each case - especially in a timely manner.

More surveillance just means more cases in the backlog, so contrary to what people wanting to implement it are saying, it doesn't get us any closer to the goal.

[BLKNSLVR]

I would like to present examples: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-21/ombudsman-investigati...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-09/child-protection-work...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-06/high-risk-paedophile-...

[qingcharles]

I know here in Illinois, USA if your parole specifies treatment (e.g. sex counseling, criminal behavioral thinking counseling etc) then you can voluntarily skip all that by just spending half your parole time in prison and leave with no restrictions and no therapy.

This happens to a lot of inmates involuntarily because the prison system can't find anywhere to house them, so they are forced to keep them in prison and then release them with no help and no support.

[Moldoteck]

What do you mean the scale is different

[8note]

Yeah, how many houses are there?

[ghnws]

I don't see how scanning for the material in major messaging platforms would impact anything. The people will just move to the next service that is encrypted. The technology exists. It can not be banned.

[icehawk]

How big is this scale difference in orders of magnitude?