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by SpaghettiCthulu 727 days ago
Because according to these laws, it's criminal even if a child takes their own picture, even if they don't distribute it.
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That's pretty absurd. Instead of lowering the classification of this crime they could have introduced reasonable exceptions, like excluding one's own photos.
Yep. It's the possession of "CSAM" that is illegal.