@Seruko @cstross @futurebird @GossiTheDog It isn't. Call me cynical, but the only reason X is still standing is

1) CSAM is not its primary purpose
2) It's large and has lots of money
3) well known figures are on it

If it was a small server hosted in the UK it would already have been taken down.

It doesn't provide a fig leaf, it's just that the law has not (yet) caught up with end users using it to generate illegal content.

I'd also note that if CSAM can be located the first action is typically to seize all the computers.

Expect phase 1 - if X doesn't fix this, it'll be added to the Great British Firewall which currently blocks CSAM and a few proscribed groups. I don't see the government backing down.

phase 2 - police investigation. Anyone that can be identified, *especially* those stupid enough to try creating unwanted images of MPs, will be prosecuted.

Phase 3 - shine a light on people using VPNs to get around geoblocking or age verification for entirely legitimate content. Great.. :(.