Facing the Child: Surveillance, Care, and the Policing of Violent Images Online

An in-depth exploration of the network of agencies involved in policing child pornography—and what the future of security and care looks like.

Facing the Child investigates the technocratic expertise in the policing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Mitali Thakor argues that CSAM has come to be framed as primarily a digital problem, to be resolved digitally, thereby unleashing a new form of corporatized policing helmed by global technology companies.

Ambitious in scope, this multi-sited ...