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New AIC report shows connection between viewing child sexual abuse material and fringe or radical content online

Four in 10 respondents (40.6%) had viewed fringe or radical content and 4.5 percent had viewed CSAM in the previous 12 months.
Among respondents who viewed CSAM, 64.7 percent had also viewed fringe or radical content, while 7.1 percent of those who viewed radical content had also viewed CSAM.
Respondents who viewed only CSAM or only fringe or radical content were similar to one another.
Respondents who viewed both were more likely to be younger and male and had higher rates of criminal justice system contact and diagnosed mental illness.