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I feel like I have to comment here on the absurdity of banning computer-generated child porn. Presumably to protect the AIs?

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While some jurisdictions, notably Japan and the US Federal level, are not legally concerned with depictions of underage sex that does not have anything to do with an incident of actual underage sex, other jurisdictions such as the majority of US States at the state level have laws that treat any visual depictions of underage sex as equivalent be they photographs of a real event or artistic depictions of completely imaginary stuff.

So while it’s a fair position to take that banning it is absurd… as a Corporation in US legal jurisdictions such as I believe California, Washington and Delaware, they will have to comply with state law regarding such matters in three separate jurisdictions, easiest way being to completely prevent the objectionable content entirely.

Certainly, I was more talking about the law itself. It seems to me that if there was a flood of fake child porn, the demand for real child porn would plummet.

The reason is that there will be more children abused. People who watch things will have a tendency to do that thing. Analogy: we had "fight club" fights outside bars 20 years ago.

I think it makes perfect sense to ban child porn, and strongly support it.

Do you also believe violent video games lead to more violence and should be banned?

You're trying to argue with a taboo.

"People who watch things will have a tendency to do that thing."

Given the fact that millions upon millions of children play incredibly violent video games without feeling the urge to go on killing sprees, I'd say what you're saying is completely specious, but I can understand that critical thinking can be difficult.

In those video games people are in general playing as heroes. If million of kids where playing games where the "protagonist" was a school shooter then yes I believe we would see an increase in school shootings.

Why do you want to sexualize children?

Why do you want to destroy all discussion?

Blame big manga.

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