Most assume lawmakers would carve out exceptions for tiny forums or fail to catch the dark web. The truth is the second option. A standalone AI chatbot. The law targeted user-to-user platforms and traditional search engines. AI models do not connect humans to other humans. Lawmakers accidentally gave a legal free pass to the most powerful content generation tools in existence. A massive legislative failure. This theoretical blind spot did not last. By early 2026, the illusion shattered. The UK government entered a panicked legislative scramble to amend the Crime and Policing Bill.