Apple is being sued over its decision not to implement a system that would have scanned iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The lawsuit

Apple is being sued by victims of child sexual abuse over its failure to follow through with plans to scan iCloud for child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), The New York Times reports. In 2021, Apple announced it was working on a tool to detect CSAM that would flag images showing such abuse and notify the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Apple is now facing a $1.2 billion lawsuit over its decision to drop plans for scanning photos stored in iCloud for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to a report from The New York Times.

Apple is facing a lawsuit seeking $1.2 billion in damages over its decision to abandon plans for scanning iCloud photos for child sexual

It's the second suit over Apple's decision not to scan everyone's iCloud photos for CSAM.

A second suit says Apple isn't doing enough to stop the spread of harmful images and videos and that it's revictimizing the subjects of those materials.

The proposed class action comes after Apple scrapped a controversial CSAM-scanning tool last fall that was supposed to significantly reduce CSAM spreading in its products. Apple defended its decision to kill the tool after dozens of digital rights groups raised concerns that the government could seek to use the functionality to illegally surveil Apple users for other reasons.