The fight against CSAM: the surveillance state under the sway of surveillance capitalism? Ghent University
The automated fight against child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has slowly but surely been dominated by private tech actors. The reports and images the police receive have gone through a major funnel, greatly impacted by private entities. This private tech dominance is seen as potentially dangerous from the viewpoint of the surveillance capitalism theory, since it may have serious consequences for law enforcement and democratic principles. The ...