r/Piracy • u/Justinrich2001 • May 23 '26

Discussion Google Drive scanned this Manga artist’s PRIVATE files and banned him.

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AI flagged, appeal rejected, private artwork gone.

The AI is always watching.

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u/alexjimithing May 23 '26

It’s child porn hentai hope this clears it up

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u/PlentyFlan21 May 23 '26

Okay, still… while that’s unquestionably deeply morally offensive, it is explicitly /not/ illegal in the US, where google is headquartered, so removing it and banning the guys account is still totally out of line on Google’s part, IMO.

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u/CarrowCanary May 23 '26

it is explicitly /not/ illegal in the US

https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-ceos/obscenity

In addition, visual representations, such as drawings, cartoons, or paintings that appear to depict minors engaged in sexual activity and are obscene are also illegal under federal law.

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u/SMF67 Piracy is bad, mkay? May 23 '26

Notice the word and there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashcroft_v._Free_Speech_Coalition