This is what it's like to be a survivor of child pornography that was commercially sold, traded, and shared all over the internet:

I have to live with the knowledge that my abuse will never end, and that every second of every day, someone could be - almost certainly is, watching my torture and abuse. Even once I'm dead, my degradation will continue. I will never be able to escape it. This trauma is infinite.

Child porn is not a victimless crime, and it is the worst form of torture a person can be forced to endure. We must wake up to the realities of this pervasive and wide-spread abuse, and push past the discomfort of the topic, because I don't have that privilege.

We must hold accountable the people, companies, policies, laws, and cultural beliefs that allow this type of abuse to continue and thrive. We must listen to and defend survivors, and put an end to the gaslighting, victim-blaming, and excuses that allow this issue to be ignored.