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European police say KidFlix, "one of the largest pedophile platforms in the world," busted in joint operation. (www.europol.europa.eu)

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago (27 children)

That’s unfortunately (not really sure) probably the fault of Germanys approach to that. It is usually not taking these websites down but try to find the guys behind it and seize them. The argument is: they will just use a backup and start a “KidFlix 2” or sth like that. Some investigations show, that this is not the case and deleting is very effective. Also the German approach completely ignores the victim side. They have to deal with old men masturbating to them getting raped online. Very disturbing…

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (16 children)

Honestly, if the existing victims have to deal with a few more people masturbating to the existing video material and in exchange it leads to fewer future victims it might be worth the trade-off but it is certainly not an easy choice to make.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (9 children)

Well, some pedophiles have argued that AI generated child porn should be allowed, so real humans are not harmed, and exploited.

I'm conflicted on that. Naturally, I'm disgusted, and repulsed. I AM NOT ADVOCATING IT.

But if no real child is harmed...

I don't want to think about it, anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Somehow I doubt allowing it actually meaningfully helps the situation. It sounds like an alcoholic arguing that a glass of wine actually helps them not drink.