USA and European Union Want Exception to Criminalisation of Child Pornography
They want child pornography that does not involve a 'real child', is generated by artificial intelligence or is created as part of a 'consensual relationship' and stored for 'private use' not to be prosecuted by governments.
This version of the treaty will come into force in the coming months if the majority of countries present at the UN General Assembly continue to support it.
Delegates from Africa called for a vote to remove these exceptions, arguing that they were being exploited to harm children and promote paedophilia.
Fifty-one countries joined critical voices to remove the provisions.
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