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25 arrested in global hit against AI-generated child sexual abuse material (www.europol.europa.eu)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

The thing is, banning is also a consequential action.

And based on what we know about similar behaviors, having an outlet is likely to be good.

Here, the EU takes an approach of "banning just in case" while also ignoring the potential implications of such bans.