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  • TherealgoodjanetEnglish
    28·
    3 years ago

    Child Sexual Abuse Material, sometimes also called CSEM; Child Sexual Exploitation Material

    • HexticEnglish
      332·
      3 years ago

      This acronym didn’t exist until like 1 month ago. Everyone used “CP” prior.

      From my observations as terminally online. I fully expect someone to tell me this has been the phrase since 1899 lol

      • Quokka@quokk.auEnglish
        16·
        3 years ago

        I think ‘CP’ is the terminally online lingo.

        ‘CSAM’ is the more professional terminology used.

      • SocializedHermitEnglish
        16·
        3 years ago

        It’s been common parlance at least since Apple wanted to implement CSAM scanning of all iCloud saved images through a hashing technique. The backlash was so strong Apple now opposes CSAM scanning. This was two years ago-ish.

      • TherealgoodjanetEnglish
        13·
        3 years ago

        It’s been around a lot longer than 1 month ago lol, I learned about it a couple years ago.

      • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
        9·
        3 years ago

        Even if it were invented yesterday, what would it matter?

        • hitmyspotEnglish
          24·
          3 years ago

          It’s not that it matters. It’s that if an acronym is new, it makes sense to clarify its meaning until it’s clear to all.

          • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
            7·
            3 years ago

            Fair, but the point of an acronym is to not have to write out the whole thing every time. It’s ok to have people have to ask for clarification or look it up on their own. That’s how people learn.