Re:Quebec man who created AI-generated child pornography sen...
by igetspam on Saturday April 29, 2023 @10:35PM
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That is a false equivalence, unless you're saying that professional athletes are there under duress and that they are not choosing any long term side effects.
We're talking about paying for violence and abuse. By consuming the material, you are supporting the activity in a material way, thus creating an incentive for it to continue.
I mean...yes? of course it is?
It's like pretending to watch a football match on tv to be materially the same as being in the field.
There is of course the question of whether he shared it or not, or if it was just for personal use, but still, as horrible that subject might be, I'm more than a bit mystified at the idea of the act vs. watching the video of the act considered as being even remotely in the same ballpark.