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minus-squareTemple Square@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·5 months agoOther way around: Sites that COMPLY with laws and exit the state leave behind sites that do not comply. The sites you CAN reach in Texas are more likely to have trafficking victims and underage participants – because those sites clearly don’t give a hoot about laws. Texas drove away the wrong sites!
minus-squareKairoslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·edit-25 months agoYes that’s literally what I said… Sites beholden to these laws… PornHub, sister sites, etc… …are much less likely to be hosting CSAM. Because of their moderation. Obviously it’s a big site and you can’t get rid of it all, but the percentage is absolutely lower.
Other way around:
Sites that COMPLY with laws and exit the state leave behind sites that do not comply.
The sites you CAN reach in Texas are more likely to have trafficking victims and underage participants – because those sites clearly don’t give a hoot about laws.
Texas drove away the wrong sites!
Yes that’s literally what I said…
PornHub, sister sites, etc…
Because of their moderation.
Obviously it’s a big site and you can’t get rid of it all, but the percentage is absolutely lower.