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“but they might have broken the law!!”
And?
Are you forgetting the “do crime” in “be gay, do crime” again today?
👉 “failed to fully comply with the law” does not mean “did something harmful or evil”.
👉 “fully complied with the law” does not mean “acted with compassion, justice, or mercy.”
Don’t fall back on legalism when you’re evaluating the goodness or badness of a person, idea, or organization.
honestly i’m lowkey hoping that op is a cop and this is a psyop, because the idea that anyone could hear a take along the lines of, “in addition to the inherent ethical issues at play, AO3′s handling of CSEM may have violated US law, which poses an existential threat to the site” and decide that the main takeaway is “this doesn’t matter because laws don’t dictate morality :)” is deeply concerning.
Please tell me that you’re joking.
You’re really ready to hang AO3– a dedicated group of fans who have banded together to give people a space in fandom away from corporate control– out to dry because their response to being attacked from outside with CSAM was less than perfect?
You’re ready to accuse the OTW and people defending them of being evil and causing harm by having a less than perfect defense while they’re under attack?
And you think I’M the cop?
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