There’s Something Sinister Happening in Reddit’s Incest Communities — Besides Incest

Online forums are hotbeds for abuse and grooming advice

Ben Chapman
The Bigger Picture

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A Reddit user’s rendition of an Incest Pride flag

Author’s note: This is Part 2 of a two part series about online incest communities. Part 1 discusses the recent, unreported increased prevalence of “faux cest” pornography. Both pieces contain descriptions of internet content that may be disturbing to readers. The conclusions made are based on a collection of evidence that is not publicly available, but can be provided at the request of the reader.

Update: Shortly following this article, some of the mentioned communities were quarantined, while others were banned (source).

Not even incognito mode could save my laptop from the horrendous Google history generated to research this story. Be warned: If you choose to follow any of the hyperlinks in this article, your history will be similarly tarnished.

Before you continue reading this story, you deserve to know why you should trust me as your tour guide through the grime of the internet.

I write about the internet a lot. I cover weird, upcoming trends before they reach the public eye — or at least I try to.

Internet Nazis? No problem.

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Ben Chapman
The Bigger Picture

I write about politics, food, and the environment. Email me at hi@benchapman.us