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Apple allowed child sex abuse materials to proliferate, according to class action lawsuit
The class action suit may pit Apple against its own user privacy promises.
"Child sexual abuse material is abhorrent and we are committed to fighting the ways predators put children at risk," wrote Apple spokesperson Fred Sainz in response to the lawsuit. Features like Communication Safety, for example, warn children when they receive or attempt to send content that contains nudity to help break the chain of coercion that leads to child sexual abuse. The court could decide to force Apple into reviving its photo library scanning tool or implement other industry features to remove abusive content, paving a more direct path toward government surveillance and wielding another blow to Section 230 protections.
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