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cottage industry
"From the late 1970s to the late 1990s the production and distribution of child pornography switched from a commercial to an amateur 'cottage industry' involving the swapping and sharing of images among paedophiles and other adults with a sexual interest in children."
In this context, what does "cottage industry" mean?
Does the word mean the sex-related industry such as porno magazines?
In this context, what does "cottage industry" mean?
Does the word mean the sex-related industry such as porno magazines?
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cottage industry = small-scale industry that can be carried on at home using one's own equipment. It refers here-- as it says-- to 'swapping and sharing of images among paedophiles'.
- cottage industry = small-scale industry that can be carried on at home using one's own equipment.
- It refers here-- as it says-- to 'swapping and sharing of images among paedophiles'.
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cottage industry = small-scale industry that can be carried on at home using one's own equipment. It refers here-- as it says-- to 'swapping and sharing of images among paedophiles'.
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cottage industry = small-scale industry that can be carried on at home using one's own equipment. It refers here-- as it says-- to 'swapping and sharing of images among paedophiles'.
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