> when fbi agents get on a chat room anonymously and send someone a link "want to see this illegal content?" now the person who could have zero interest in the matter will just want to check it out to see if it's true, for whatever reason
Yeah, sure. I see a link saying 'child porn click here' and I click that link just out of curiosity. Sure.
> which could very well be to report to the authorities if it is true
You can report it to the authorities without needing to click the link (as any sensible person would do).
so everyone who is a little dumb should be in jail? nice.
remember that there was a famous uk singer that was entrapped just like that since 4 years or so ago. can't remember the name though... he had a foundation to fight child abuse. he spent years reporting links he found to no effect, so he started to collect hard evidence and was busted for possession of that material. he had a hard time fighting the charges, and he might very well be really guilty after all, what I'm telling if just the news as I've read at the time.
Yeah, sure. I see a link saying 'child porn click here' and I click that link just out of curiosity. Sure.
> which could very well be to report to the authorities if it is true
You can report it to the authorities without needing to click the link (as any sensible person would do).