We have to reject the self-mythologising of the technology sector. "AI" is not sentient machines. The "dark web" is not an secret parallel internet. These are all mundane technologies developed by people and legal entities who can and should be held to account.
We mystify online harms when we talk about the "internet" like it's a natural kind , and not an industry made up of companies whose decisions determine whether their users are harmed or not, regulated by govts who grant them that discretion.
e.g. the mental and physical illness that results from the constant anxiety & hypervigilance as child sexual abuse material, intimate images or deepfakes go 'viral'.
This illness is the result of the commercial decision not to moderate content, not to scan for illegal content.
This illness is the result of the commercial decision not to moderate content, not to scan for illegal content.
When teenagers make deepfakes of other children, we have to ask why app stores are carrying deepfake apps, why social media companies are advertising these apps to children, and why these apps are lawful to develop and sell in the first place.
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