• yeehaw@lemmy.ca
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    23 hours ago

    Child sexual abuse material.

    Is it just me or did anyone else know what “CSAM” was already?

      • TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        21 hours ago

        I don’t quite get it, is it a wider term than child pornography or more narrow (e.g. excludes some types of materials that could be considered porn but strictly speaking doesn’t depict abuse)? The abbreviation sounds like some kind of exotic Surface to Air Missile lol

        • Miðvikudagur@lemmy.world
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          9 hours ago

          “Child pornography” is a term NGO’s and Law enforcement are trying to get phased out. It makes it sound like CSAM is related to porn, when in fact it is simply abuse of a minor.

        • ulterno@programming.dev
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          The abbreviation sounds like some kind of exotic Surface to Air Missile lol

          It does.
          Somehow acronyms just end up sounding cool. Guess we should just use the full form. That would be better.