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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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Reconsidering Mandatory Minimums for Young Adults in CSAM Cases - A Policy Argument for Restoring Judicial Discretion
CSAM, Mandatory Minimums, Neuroscience, Youthful Offenders, Prefrontal Cortex Development Michelle Friedman CSAM, Mandatory Minimums, Neuroscience, Youthful Offenders, Prefrontal Cortex Development Michelle Friedman

Reconsidering Mandatory Minimums for Young Adults in CSAM Cases - A Policy Argument for Restoring Judicial Discretion

Across the country, policymakers are grappling with the challenge of applying laws written decades ago to a digital world that has transformed far faster than the legal system. Nowhere is this tension more visible than in the prosecution of child sexual abuse material offenses involving young adults.

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