As someone that grew up with 4chan I got pretty desensitized to all of the above very quickly. Only thing I couldn’t watch was animal abuse videos. That was all yers ago though, now I’m fully sensitized to all of it again.
Could it be:
- the fact that moderators are hired and paid
- that kids are young and a lot more tolerant
- that moderators aren't intended audiences
- backgrounds, sensitivity in media at all
- the amount, of disturbing images
- the amount, in total, not just bad ones
- anything else?
Doesn't it sound a bit too shallow and biased to determine it was specifically CSAM or whatever specific type of data that did it?
What drew you to 4chan?
I have a kid now and my plan is to not give her a smartphone/social media till she’s 16 and heavily monitor internet access until she’s atleast 12. Obviously I can’t control what she will see with friends but she goes to a rigorous school and I’m hoping that will keep her busy. Other than that I’m hoping the government comes down hard on social media access to kids/teenagers and all the restrictions are legally codified by the time she’s old enough.