A Pornhub Chatbot Stopped Millions From Searching for Child Abuse Videos
www.wired.com
Every time someone in the UK searched for child abuse material on Pornhub, a chatbot appeared and told them how to get help.

A trial program conducted by Pornhub in collaboration with UK-based child protection organizations aimed to deter users from searching for child abuse material (CSAM) on its website. Whenever CSAM-related terms were searched, a warning message and a chatbot appeared, directing users to support services. The trial reported a significant reduction in CSAM searches and an increase in users seeking help. Despite some limitations in data and complexity, the chatbot showed promise in deterring illegal behavior online. While the trial has ended, the chatbot and warnings remain active on Pornhub’s UK site, with hopes for similar measures across other platforms to create a safer internet environment.

  • archomrade [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
    78·
    9 months ago

    I’m going to go ahead and treat this as if it’s an earnest comparison because there shouldn’t be any room for ambiguity:

    Fuck right off with that analogy. Pedophilia and the sexual behaviors that result from it are immensely damaging to children - who cannot meaningfully consent to sexual relationships -, whereas the sexual behaviors between consenting adults are not.

    I don’t really care if you were speaking in-jest. If you were, i’d recommend you delete that comment before someone takes it seriously.

    • _cnt0@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      86·
      9 months ago

      Yah … I already answered that: https://sh.itjust.works/comment/9541949

      but this is a painfully ignorant and insulting comparison

      Only if you condemn the disposition and not its inacceptable form of execution. From where I stand being attracted to children is as acceptable as men being attracted to men. Abusing children is as inacceptable as men raping men. If it is, in your book, fine to condemn pedophiles for being pedophile, then christian fundamentalists are totally fine hating homosexuals for being homosexual. Don’t get me wrong, I’m neither condoning nor encouraging the (sexual) abuse of children. Unlike you I’m just not a hypocrite about different sexual orientations/preferences that nobody chooses. The only qualitative difference is that in one case one side cannot consent and needs better protection by society. The only point I am (consistently) trying to make here, is that I find it highly dubious that the measures described in the article have any impact on said required protection, and that the article completely fails to provide any shred of evidence or even indication that it does.

        • _cnt0@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          4·
          8 months ago

          Like hydrophile, right? Those damned immoral water molecules *shakes fist at heaven*

          You use some weird definitions.