Anyone truly educated on takedowns knows you go after the suppliers, then the distributors.
Going after the consumers is an almost entirely non-viable strategy.
That said, it's a tough subject to broach because when they're viewing children.. ehhh it's stomach turning.
The worst is that it seems they go after children who ended up stupidly taking pictures when they were young and then having them resurface later after they're an adult (so a victimless crime) harder than going after, say, Epstein Island consumers?
Really weird fucking world we live in right now. Really fucking weird.
Normally I'd also err on the side of freedom but the thought of viewing the indiscretions from just an information perspective is extremely off-putting to me.
Some people did that with Pizzagate investigations and they were depressed for months and IIRC didn't want to keep digging for a while.
I will say though that downloading as a crime is.. really sketchy from a freedom perspective, and a better handle should be on the people actually producing or disseminating.
Goes for all things, like piracy for games and movies too. Better availability, fairer pricing goes a long way on that front vs just trying to oppressively stop it on the consumer front. Taking down aggregates and such would be a better use of resources.
Anyone truly educated on takedowns knows you go after the suppliers, then the distributors.
Going after the consumers is an almost entirely non-viable strategy.
That said, it's a tough subject to broach because when they're viewing children.. ehhh it's stomach turning.
The worst is that it seems they go after children who ended up stupidly taking pictures when they were young and then having them resurface later after they're an adult (so a victimless crime) harder than going after, say, Epstein Island consumers?
Really weird fucking world we live in right now. Really fucking weird.
Normally I'd also err on the side of freedom but the thought of viewing the indiscretions from just an information perspective is extremely off-putting to me.
Some people did that with Pizzagate investigations and they were depressed for months and IIRC didn't want to keep digging for a while.
I will say though that downloading as a crime is.. really sketchy from a freedom perspective, and a better handle should be on the people actually producing or disseminating.
Goes for all things, like piracy for games and movies too. Better availability, fairer pricing goes a long way on that front vs just trying to oppressively stop it on the consumer front. Taking down aggregates and such would be a better use of resources.