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Not a Dark‑Web Issue: CSAM Thrives on Social Media, and Prevention Is Urgent
Child Abuse Materials, Child Pornography, Child Sexual Abuse Materials, Social Media Accountability, Legal Consequences Michelle Friedman Child Abuse Materials, Child Pornography, Child Sexual Abuse Materials, Social Media Accountability, Legal Consequences Michelle Friedman

Not a Dark‑Web Issue: CSAM Thrives on Social Media, and Prevention Is Urgent

Support Beyond Stigma continues to ask a fundamental question: why isn’t the Senate demanding that these companies implement filters to prevent illegal images from being uploaded in the first place? Why focus on reporting after the harm is done rather than on prevention?

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Social Media Finally Held Accountable for Misleading Practices
Social Media Accountability, Social Media and AI Generated CSAM, CSAM, Legal Consequences Michelle Friedman Social Media Accountability, Social Media and AI Generated CSAM, CSAM, Legal Consequences Michelle Friedman

Social Media Finally Held Accountable for Misleading Practices

Recent legal outcomes penalizing social media companies for misleading practices are taking hold. How long will it be until they are held accountable for allowing CSAM to be uploaded to their sites, and only reporting the harm afterwards? The recent decision against Meta may be a clue.

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The Families of People Who Commit Sex Crimes Need Care and Support
CSAM, Legal Consequences, Indirect Harms to Family Members, Support for Families, Shame Michelle Friedman CSAM, Legal Consequences, Indirect Harms to Family Members, Support for Families, Shame Michelle Friedman

The Families of People Who Commit Sex Crimes Need Care and Support

In a 2023 article authored by by Azadeh Nematy, a clinical psychologist and research assistant in the Department of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin, there is a focus on the impacts on family members of those accused or convicted of a sexual offense.

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