There has been a recent discussion on the ban of fictional Child Pornography in Switzerland and Experts as well as the national child protection organization all support a legalization of fictional porn as long as it is meant for therapheutic purposes. According to the article the ban on such media is increasingly being questioned in the scientific world which is important to bring up since AI depictions will flood the internet, so gov. will have to decide what to focus on.
They explain that the most dangerous consumers of this content are non-pedophilic individuals who apparently lose interest once they find out it is not real since they consume it for sadistic pleasure.
That’s good, I think the issues with the current legal approach to fighting csam and the badly written laws are coming to the surface and that we’re starting to see the first signals of a trend reversal towards more freedom in society
The next few years are gonna be harsh but I think the pendulum will swing back towards libertarianism in the 2030s
Both Urbaniok and Endrass distinguish between two types of perpetrators: There are pedosexuals who can easily distinguish their fantasies from reality and control their behavior. “It makes sense for these people to live out their needs in their imagination, because this reduces the risk of assaults,” says Urbaniok. They would kind of have an outlet with AI images.
I think this type of realization is also thanks to all the current research exploring alternatives and more access to paedophiles willing to take part in studies. Studies like these are important: