M3AAWG Comments on Client-Side Scanning as a CSAM Detection Mechanism

M3AAWG vehemently supports efforts to fight Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). We recognize the devastating harm it causes and work to equip the industry with effective tools and frameworks to combat CSAM, including best common practices documents such as the M3AAWG Disposition of Child Sexual Abuse Materials BCP Revised Aug 2021. Our position is grounded in the belief that tackling CSAM requires solutions that are both operationally effective and respectful of fundamental rights, ensuring that interventions do not create new avenues for abuse or significantly deleterious side effects.