ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Pseudo-photograph

Okay kiddo, so you know what a photograph is right? It’s a picture that someone takes with a camera. Now, a pseudo-photograph is not a real photograph. It’s like a pretend photograph that someone made using a computer.

Let's say, you have a picture of a person in real life. But you also have a computer program that can make that person look like they’re doing something naughty, even though they're not really doing it. That naughty picture made by the computer is called a pseudo-photograph.

You see, some people make pretend pictures of people doing things that are illegal or bad, like hurting children. And that's not okay. That's why the law says it's illegal to make or have pseudo-photographs of people doing those kinds of things.

It's important to remember that these pretend pictures can hurt people's feelings and make them feel uncomfortable, so we should always be kind and respectful to others.