Historically, taking a position against measures which (even if only nominally) stop CSAM because they have abstract, negative privacy consequences is difficult. Try to explain to the average person why Apple's decision here is ominous, and the first question you'll get is "wait, why do you want to protect child abusers?"
I've been getting angry about this for the last week, and am just now getting to the point where I can accept the reality that the snowball is already rolling. The government isn't going to step in and prevent this, unless it's to make the backdoor larger, and nobody who was going to buy an iPhone or use iCloud is going to stop because of this. So, it's done. Apple will put a backdoor on your phone and yes, and obviously that backdoor will eventually be used for things beyond the scope of what they're telling you now.
I've been getting angry about this for the last week, and am just now getting to the point where I can accept the reality that the snowball is already rolling. The government isn't going to step in and prevent this, unless it's to make the backdoor larger, and nobody who was going to buy an iPhone or use iCloud is going to stop because of this. So, it's done. Apple will put a backdoor on your phone and yes, and obviously that backdoor will eventually be used for things beyond the scope of what they're telling you now.