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Receiving CSAM Link and Legal Consequences

The legal consequences of receiving a link to child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including potential charges and investigations.

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Can receiving CSAM links in email or chat trigger criminal charges for a recipient who did not click them?

can expose a person to investigation and, in some circumstances, criminal charges because federal and state statutes criminalize the knowing receipt, possession, distribution, and transmission of CSAM...