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Because according to these laws, it's criminal even if a child takes their own picture, even if they don't distribute it.


That's pretty absurd. Instead of lowering the classification of this crime they could have introduced reasonable exceptions, like excluding one's own photos.


Yep. It's the possession of "CSAM" that is illegal.




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