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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 06:09:02 JST Ars Technica

   Under new law, cops bust famous cartoonist for AI-generated child sex abuse images
   Darrin Bell won a major cartooning award in 2019.
   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/under-new-law-cops-bust-famous-cartoonist-for-ai-generated-child-sex-abuse-images/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Steve Pomeroy (xxv@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 06:28:02 JST Steve Pomeroy

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     @arstechnica why is him winning an award important enough to share the headline? Seems very out of place.

   • RIBBBITn3rding (ribbbitn3rding@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 08:42:31 JST RIBBBITn3rding

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     @arstechnica A Major Award(R)?! Is it Frahjeelay?

   • Dwight Williams (💉 x7) + 😷 (dewline@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 11:25:53 JST Dwight Williams (💉 x7) + 😷

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     @arstechnica ...dammit.

   • Larix Fleur (larix_fleur@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 16:36:42 JST Larix Fleur

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     @arstechnica if he used ai to make the images...then whydoes it matter if he won awards?
     He still willingly used AI to make CP....

   • Petar (donchev@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 21:07:17 JST Petar

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     @arstechnica Is that supposed to be controversial? Creating child porn, be it through algorithms, drawing or any other tool, is all the same, as long as children can be clearly identified as such.