Someone wanting to store data on chain is not going to be dissuaded by changes to op return especially if they are trying to store csam or other data that is broadly seen as illegal. This type of data is an attempt to attack bitcoin and it makes no legal difference if it is in 1 large op return or several or it forgoes op return and uses a key stuffing technique.
Your attempt to make this a moral issue is the telling aspect. Bitcoin is neutral technology and has no opinion on the morality or legality of how it is utilized.
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You are correct that some individuals may remain undeterred by technical changes in their endeavour to store unwanted data. While Bitcoin is a neutral ledger, its long-term functionality and public perception are indeed shaped by the community's collective stewardship of the protocol.
No. I'm not making this "moral", it simply is moral. And in my previous post I said nothing about morals and everything about the changes to code - which you call simplified, and I call unnecessary and damaging.
Before the code unwanted, unwarranted code CSAM was difficult to store - after the change it is easy to store. But even worse than that is how you and may other bad actors try and tell us that it doesn't matter.
Now you're pivoting to how much of a legal issue it is if there's a lot or little CSAM?
BITCOIN IS MONEY. WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN.