Disputing the claim that "child pornography" is a multibillion dollar industry

[Outis]

I think it is a multi billion dollar industry, at least that's how much charities and government agencies make under the banner of fighting cp.
I doubt people make much from producing it, how could they? You couldn't be paid in dollars and there isn't that much trade happening in cryptocurrencies or else it would show up in the many monitoring services that try to tackle digital crime.

I think charities like any organisation needs to increase its income each year and that only happens if the size of the problem increases.
But there sits the problem, technology and LEA makes cp less and less viable, so you would expect to see a fall in figures and a fall in the amount of agencies and charities need. But in fact the numbers trend up towards infinity, so I believe a large part of the problem is fabricated to plug the hole that is caused by a shrinking problem.

[NekoLovesFemaleMaps]

There's likely far more money wasted in fighting cp that anyone actually makes from it. Groups like the ncmec intake a lot of capital and do nothing beyond target teenagers sending each other pictures or taking down the odd dude who uploaded a dozen pictures to Facebook or something

That money would be better spent on kids themselves. Fearmongering is a great way to make money.