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Google AI Technology Flags Dad Who Took Photos of Son for Doctor

A 2022 blog post by The Koffel Law Firm, an Ohio criminal defense practice, summarizing the New York Times reporting on the two fathers falsely flagged by Google’s CSAM detection. The preserved post (raw response) restates the case facts and adds a defense-practice framing: automated flagging followed by mandatory reporting generates criminal investigations of innocent people with no functional path to correction, and a false CSAM accusation carries investigative and reputational consequences even when police close the matter without charges.

The post is secondary commentary with no independent reporting; its value is the defense-attorney perspective on how such flags convert into investigations, which informs CSAM scanning externalizes error costs. Its scale figures are restatements of the NYT numbers and should not be cited independently.

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