I'm going to respond about sites -- you can sign up for a medium dot com anonymous userid, select your interests including LGBTQ+ and start reading about trans. The algorithm has gotten better in the past two years, but it fed only the TQ+ stuff prior to that if I even started reading 1 article on it. ( I have created several anonymous p…
I'm going to respond about sites -- you can sign up for a medium dot com anonymous userid, select your interests including LGBTQ+ and start reading about trans. The algorithm has gotten better in the past two years, but it fed only the TQ+ stuff prior to that if I even started reading 1 article on it. ( I have created several anonymous profiles throughout the years. My first one got censored because I responded to someone who wrote about her trans ASD "lived experience" which was a bunch of BS. ) I was shocked at how quickly and frequently the content was fed to me via emails and going onto the site. The indoctrination that happens because of the constant "lived-experience" articles fed to a young, vulnerable mind is enough to cause those individuals to start identifying as trans. If you read anything about cults - the reiteration effect can cause people to believe false information or induce them into cults. This is what happened to my son.
I also know that he was also in contact with a male who also helped groom him into the id. My son was in contact with a therapy based website on autism. He self-id as autistic at the same time trans came about. Imagine my anger when I discovered the male who responded to a Quora response my son had written is a co-founder of the autism site and since has come out as trans. His wife is the therapist/co-founder.
Tangentially, yet related. If you look at NCOSE website which is an org that is advocating to pass legislation to restrict teen access to porn and adults contacting children has been influenced by LGBTQ+ organizations to change their bill. They say this - https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/bigtechbs-how-tech-lies-about-child-safety-and-the-needs-of-lgbtq-youth/. It's less than transparent what was changed, but we parents know that our kids are being groomed by those much older than they are in discord, Tumblr, etc. And there is nothing we can do about YA access to this.
Will I give you specifics links about my son? No. I am trying to protect my family, just as I suspect we all are.
You are welcome to create anonymous accounts and pretend to be a YA and see what experiences you have and report back on it.
Coming back to complete my response. You made some good and viable points. I’m not offended at all and so grateful for your desire to take action. Our son was groomed on Tumblr. (We had asked who was “helping” him back in 2014.) He suddenly disappeared six months later. Our connection with the human trafficking hotline basically left us with these points: It does sound like he’s been trafficked. This is so common. There is nothing that can be done unless one can prove he wants out.
I'm so sorry to hear this, FHLmom. May I ask how old your son was at the time of his disappearance, and now? You sound so calm. My heart goes out to you and your son and family.
GenCrit, I just came back here to check on a link and see I did not answer your question. Our son was 20 at the time. He is 30 now. “Calm” is easy to pull off behind a screen. Honestly, I have to trust in sovereign providence or I will lose my mind.
Ok, thanks. What is a YA, please? Also, this is the same issue. Discord and Tumblr are big sites. I need more specific links or sections of those sites, if anyone can provide some, please.
YA = young adult - 18-25 yrs. At 25, we hope that the brain has fully developed and matured, but it seems the cult arrests that development. :-(
I had thought about creating anonymous accounts and bait groomers, but I don't have the mental space to do so nor do I want to spend countless hours trying to learn platforms and the ecosystem such as anime, tech, and gaming. I think if you can find friends/family who are on discord or Tumblr to teach you would be the best.
I'm going to respond about sites -- you can sign up for a medium dot com anonymous userid, select your interests including LGBTQ+ and start reading about trans. The algorithm has gotten better in the past two years, but it fed only the TQ+ stuff prior to that if I even started reading 1 article on it. ( I have created several anonymous profiles throughout the years. My first one got censored because I responded to someone who wrote about her trans ASD "lived experience" which was a bunch of BS. ) I was shocked at how quickly and frequently the content was fed to me via emails and going onto the site. The indoctrination that happens because of the constant "lived-experience" articles fed to a young, vulnerable mind is enough to cause those individuals to start identifying as trans. If you read anything about cults - the reiteration effect can cause people to believe false information or induce them into cults. This is what happened to my son.
I also know that he was also in contact with a male who also helped groom him into the id. My son was in contact with a therapy based website on autism. He self-id as autistic at the same time trans came about. Imagine my anger when I discovered the male who responded to a Quora response my son had written is a co-founder of the autism site and since has come out as trans. His wife is the therapist/co-founder.
Tangentially, yet related. If you look at NCOSE website which is an org that is advocating to pass legislation to restrict teen access to porn and adults contacting children has been influenced by LGBTQ+ organizations to change their bill. They say this - https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/bigtechbs-how-tech-lies-about-child-safety-and-the-needs-of-lgbtq-youth/. It's less than transparent what was changed, but we parents know that our kids are being groomed by those much older than they are in discord, Tumblr, etc. And there is nothing we can do about YA access to this.
Will I give you specifics links about my son? No. I am trying to protect my family, just as I suspect we all are.
You are welcome to create anonymous accounts and pretend to be a YA and see what experiences you have and report back on it.
Coming back to complete my response. You made some good and viable points. I’m not offended at all and so grateful for your desire to take action. Our son was groomed on Tumblr. (We had asked who was “helping” him back in 2014.) He suddenly disappeared six months later. Our connection with the human trafficking hotline basically left us with these points: It does sound like he’s been trafficked. This is so common. There is nothing that can be done unless one can prove he wants out.
I'm so sorry to hear this, FHLmom. May I ask how old your son was at the time of his disappearance, and now? You sound so calm. My heart goes out to you and your son and family.
GenCrit, I just came back here to check on a link and see I did not answer your question. Our son was 20 at the time. He is 30 now. “Calm” is easy to pull off behind a screen. Honestly, I have to trust in sovereign providence or I will lose my mind.
Have you thought about talking to NCOSE? I think if there were a group of parents who brought their concern to them, they perhaps would listen.
Ok, thanks. What is a YA, please? Also, this is the same issue. Discord and Tumblr are big sites. I need more specific links or sections of those sites, if anyone can provide some, please.
YA = young adult - 18-25 yrs. At 25, we hope that the brain has fully developed and matured, but it seems the cult arrests that development. :-(
I had thought about creating anonymous accounts and bait groomers, but I don't have the mental space to do so nor do I want to spend countless hours trying to learn platforms and the ecosystem such as anime, tech, and gaming. I think if you can find friends/family who are on discord or Tumblr to teach you would be the best.
Ok, thank you for the YA definition!