This is more of a 2 part question. Should child porn that does not include a real child be illegal? If so, who is being harmed by it?
The other question is; does giving a pedophile access to “imitation” children give them an outlet for their desire, so they won’t try to engage with real children, or does it just reinforce their desire, thus helping them to rationalize their behavior and lead to them being more encouraged to harm real children?
I’ve heard psychologists discuss both sides, but I don’t think we have any real life studies to go off of because the technology is so new.
I’m just curious what the other thought out there are from people who are more liberty minded.
Yes its disgusting- but being disgusting should not be a crime. Acting in ways that harm people is. I also think gore videos are disgusting- do you think AI generated gore videos should be illegal? Obviously killing someone IRL is harming someone, raping a child IRL is harming someone. Someone having sick imaginary fantasies isn’t.