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I don't doubt online pedophile communities support pedophiles, but I don't think they create them. Also, just because we're documenting it now doesn't mean it
by CuriouslyC 6y ago
I don't doubt online pedophile communities support pedophiles, but I don't think they create them. Also, just because we're documenting it now doesn't mean it didn't happen before - sexual abuse of young girls has been endemic since forever, and people go through all sorts of contortions not to acknowledge it.
- versteegen 6y agoGabriel Dance makes the argument much better than I could; I won't attempt it. He spent years investigating, actually doing things such as interviewing paedophiles, asking them 'why'. I don't have reason to doubt his conclusions. But what is clearly new is that now people are encouraged to abuse children because they can take a video, share it, sell it, gloat about it, trade it to get access to more material. Additionally, sharing imagery of abuse further harms the victims. For example, in that podcast it was mentioned that some victims receive a notification every time images of their abuse come up in a court case!
- CuriouslyC 6y agoBlocking child abuse literature and fake child porn isn't going to stop predators from doing the stuff you mention though. That stuff is still going to be teased on social media and shared on the darkweb.