MAPocalypse - Revision history

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	*In January, the potential of the MAP meme to generate viral publicity was again affirmed when the X account DelusionPosting sent 5 million viewers to the screencap of a [[PCMA]] account's meme-post.<ref>[https://x.com/DelusionPosting/status/2008946917904912740 Post by DelusionPosting]</ref> This was in fact, the [[:File:Riv.png\|3-year-old Tweet of a suspended account (previously 2.2 million views)]]. DelusionPosting is a part-automated influencer account, already known for sharing outdated material. Since the original post had been made in 2023, PCMA had almost ceased its activity on the X network, and MAPs had found it almost impossible to hold down an account on any of the major platforms without being banned.		*In January, the potential of the MAP meme to generate viral publicity was again affirmed when the X account DelusionPosting sent 5 million viewers to the screencap of a [[PCMA]] account's meme-post.<ref>[https://x.com/DelusionPosting/status/2008946917904912740 Post by DelusionPosting]</ref> This was in fact, the [[:File:Riv.png\|3-year-old Tweet of a suspended account (previously 2.2 million views)]]. DelusionPosting is a part-automated influencer account, already known for sharing outdated material. Since the original post had been made in 2023, PCMA had almost ceased its activity on the X network, and MAPs had found it almost impossible to hold down an account on any of the major platforms without being banned.
			*In February, Elon Musk drew over 60M impressions on a tweet criticizing the New York Times for their historical coverage of [[Virtuous Pedophiles]] and pedophilia as a disorder/not a crime.<ref>[https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2026135632624652377 Tweet by Elon Musk]</ref>

	==Opinions among MAPs==		==Opinions among MAPs==

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	__NOTOC__{{Template:Adj}}The '''"MAPocalypse"''' or in layman's terms, the '''normalization of pedophilia''' refers to a predicted series of events bringing about [[critical mass]] for the acceptance of [[Minor Attracted Person\|Minor Attracted People]] as a "valid" identity. It aligns as roughly the fourth stage of a repeating [[moral panic]] over young peoples' sexuality in western society.		__NOTOC__{{Template:Adj}}The '''"MAPocalypse"''' or in layman's terms, the '''normalization of pedophilia''' refers to a predicted series of events bringing about [[Wikipedia:Critical mass (sociodynamics)\|critical mass]] for the acceptance of [[Minor Attracted Person\|Minor Attracted People]] as a "valid" identity. It aligns as roughly the fourth stage of a repeating [[moral panic]] over young peoples' sexuality in western society.

	Various prophecies of "pedophile" normalisation have been made since roughly the 1990s - usually starting off among "moral majority" conservatives, sometimes infecting liberal-progressive and professional circles in the form of paranoia concerning supposed MAP > LGBT entryism, "pedophilia advocacy" in the [[Rind et al\|sciences]], and other strategies. These prophecies follow the pattern of long-standing fears centering on the "recruitment" of youths within the early Gay Movement.		Various prophecies of "pedophile" normalisation have been made since roughly the 1990s - usually starting off among "moral majority" conservatives, sometimes infecting liberal-progressive and professional circles in the form of paranoia concerning supposed MAP > LGBT entryism, "pedophilia advocacy" in the [[Rind et al\|sciences]], and other strategies. These prophecies follow the pattern of long-standing fears centering on the "recruitment" of youths within the early Gay Movement.

Jim Burton at 16:51, 11 January 2026

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	*In November, influencers continued the process of recycling old material to claim there was a sustained effort to normalize pedophilia. For example, a [[B4U-ACT]] video edited by LibsOfTikTok amassed almost a million impressions.<ref>[https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1986837535608230017 Libs of TikTok - Alexandra Roth via B4U-ACT]</ref> Roth's segment went on to be featured in various media such as the Patriot Post, and a local radio station.<ref>[https://wbt.com/1539171/the-tj-ritchie-show-minor-attracted-people/ The TJ Ritchie Show: Minor Attracted People], [https://patriotpost.us/videos/122689-the-debate-no-one-should-be-having-2025-11-13 The Debate No One Should Be Having], [https://www.rifttv.com/left-wing-academics-are-working-behind-the-scenes-to-normalize-pedophilia/ Rift TV]</ref>		*In November, influencers continued the process of recycling old material to claim there was a sustained effort to normalize pedophilia. For example, a [[B4U-ACT]] video edited by LibsOfTikTok amassed almost a million impressions.<ref>[https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1986837535608230017 Libs of TikTok - Alexandra Roth via B4U-ACT]</ref> Roth's segment went on to be featured in various media such as the Patriot Post, and a local radio station.<ref>[https://wbt.com/1539171/the-tj-ritchie-show-minor-attracted-people/ The TJ Ritchie Show: Minor Attracted People], [https://patriotpost.us/videos/122689-the-debate-no-one-should-be-having-2025-11-13 The Debate No One Should Be Having], [https://www.rifttv.com/left-wing-academics-are-working-behind-the-scenes-to-normalize-pedophilia/ Rift TV]</ref>
	*Throughout this year, Conservatives continued to make rabid and unhinged comments about Democrats, with Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Nancy Mace among the most prominent of them. In December, Anna Paulina Luna claimed that Scott Weiner was pursuing a bill to reclassify pedophiles as MAPs, a claim that was completely false, and seen by over a million people without community-note or fact-checking.<ref>[https://x.com/RepLuna/status/2002215164221739209 "Scott Weiner is a pedophile-protecting weirdo in the California State House currently pushing a bill to reclassify pedophiles as “minor attracted persons.”"]</ref>		*Throughout this year, Conservatives continued to make rabid and unhinged comments about Democrats, with Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Nancy Mace among the most prominent of them. In December, Anna Paulina Luna claimed that Scott Weiner was pursuing a bill to reclassify pedophiles as MAPs, a claim that was completely false, and seen by over a million people without community-note or fact-checking.<ref>[https://x.com/RepLuna/status/2002215164221739209 "Scott Weiner is a pedophile-protecting weirdo in the California State House currently pushing a bill to reclassify pedophiles as “minor attracted persons.”"]</ref>

			===2026===

			*In January, the potential of the MAP meme to generate viral publicity was again affirmed when the X account DelusionPosting sent 5 million viewers to the screencap of a [[PCMA]] account's meme post.<ref>[https://x.com/DelusionPosting/status/2008946917904912740 Post by DelusionPosting]</ref> This was in fact, the [[:File:Riv.png\|3-year-old Tweet of a suspended account (previously 2.2 million views)]]. DelusionPosting is a part-automated influencer account, already known for sharing outdated material. Since the original post had been made in 2023, PCMA had almost ceased its activity on the X network, and MAPs had found it almost impossible to hold down an account on any of the major platforms without being banned.

	==Opinions among MAPs==		==Opinions among MAPs==

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	*In April of 2025, before a controversy surrounding the Directors of [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]], non-committee Virped member Connor Weston began sharing videos online, outing himself as a [[NOMAP\|non-offending anti-contact pedophile]].<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/76wh2cm3y9bhyjTZ3jEuS7 Possibly Weston's first video]</ref> In October, amid concerns about his mental health, he stormed the stage of a [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] Convention with a revolver, which he pointed at his head, leading to widespread panic in the audience. Weston was subdued, arrested and charged with firearms related offenses.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/nyc-wikipedia-conference-halted-when-non-offending-pedophile-storms-stage-points-gun-at-own-head/ NYC Wikipedia conference halted when ‘non-offending pedophile’ storms stage, points gun at own head], [https://reduxx.info/pedophile-activist-who-disrupted-wikipedia-conference-was-member-of-influential-advocacy-group/], [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/ohio-man-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html], [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-man-upends-nyc-wikipedia-conference-rcna238250], [https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/17/gunman-waving-weapon-around-at-nyc-wikipedia-conference-nabbed/], [https://www.newsweek.com/nyc-wikipedia-conference-gun-threat-arrest-10897284], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15204179/wikipedia-conference-gunman-volunteers-new-york.html], [https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/18/non-offending-pedophile-rainbow-flag-threatens-shoot-himself-wikipedia-conference-new-york-city/], [https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/wikipedia-contributors-block-armed-man-from-shooting-self/amp/], [https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ohio-wikipedia-conference-suicide-threat-gun-kill-himself-pedophile-non-offending-maps-minor-attracted-person-shooting-threatens-threatened-convention-event-stage-stormed-climbed-attack-arrest-arrested], [https://thepostmillennial.com/man-declares-himself-a-non-contact-pedophile-puts-gun-to-his-head-during-nyc-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gunman-arrested-storming-stage-nyc-wikipedia-conference_n_68f3c144e4b085924979a793]</ref> Notable aspects of this controversy were the unusually broad coverage it was given in the liberal media, and the relative unwillingness of social media commentators to discuss its implications frankly. Prior to this event it had often been claimed that MAP Activism was a "hoax" or "psyop" - something it challenged.		*In April of 2025, before a controversy surrounding the Directors of [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]], non-committee Virped member Connor Weston began sharing videos online, outing himself as a [[NOMAP\|non-offending anti-contact pedophile]].<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/76wh2cm3y9bhyjTZ3jEuS7 Possibly Weston's first video]</ref> In October, amid concerns about his mental health, he stormed the stage of a [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] Convention with a revolver, which he pointed at his head, leading to widespread panic in the audience. Weston was subdued, arrested and charged with firearms related offenses.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/nyc-wikipedia-conference-halted-when-non-offending-pedophile-storms-stage-points-gun-at-own-head/ NYC Wikipedia conference halted when ‘non-offending pedophile’ storms stage, points gun at own head], [https://reduxx.info/pedophile-activist-who-disrupted-wikipedia-conference-was-member-of-influential-advocacy-group/], [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/ohio-man-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html], [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-man-upends-nyc-wikipedia-conference-rcna238250], [https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/17/gunman-waving-weapon-around-at-nyc-wikipedia-conference-nabbed/], [https://www.newsweek.com/nyc-wikipedia-conference-gun-threat-arrest-10897284], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15204179/wikipedia-conference-gunman-volunteers-new-york.html], [https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/18/non-offending-pedophile-rainbow-flag-threatens-shoot-himself-wikipedia-conference-new-york-city/], [https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/wikipedia-contributors-block-armed-man-from-shooting-self/amp/], [https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ohio-wikipedia-conference-suicide-threat-gun-kill-himself-pedophile-non-offending-maps-minor-attracted-person-shooting-threatens-threatened-convention-event-stage-stormed-climbed-attack-arrest-arrested], [https://thepostmillennial.com/man-declares-himself-a-non-contact-pedophile-puts-gun-to-his-head-during-nyc-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gunman-arrested-storming-stage-nyc-wikipedia-conference_n_68f3c144e4b085924979a793]</ref> Notable aspects of this controversy were the unusually broad coverage it was given in the liberal media, and the relative unwillingness of social media commentators to discuss its implications frankly. Prior to this event it had often been claimed that MAP Activism was a "hoax" or "psyop" - something it challenged.
	*In November, influencers continued the process of recycling old material to claim there was a sustained effort to normalize pedophilia. For example, a [[B4U-ACT]] video edited by LibsOfTikTok amassed almost a million impressions.<ref>[https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1986837535608230017 Libs of TikTok - Alexandra Roth via B4U-ACT]</ref> Roth's segment went on to be featured in various media such as the Patriot Post, and a local radio station.<ref>[https://wbt.com/1539171/the-tj-ritchie-show-minor-attracted-people/ The TJ Ritchie Show: Minor Attracted People], [https://patriotpost.us/videos/122689-the-debate-no-one-should-be-having-2025-11-13 The Debate No One Should Be Having], [https://www.rifttv.com/left-wing-academics-are-working-behind-the-scenes-to-normalize-pedophilia/ Rift TV]</ref>		*In November, influencers continued the process of recycling old material to claim there was a sustained effort to normalize pedophilia. For example, a [[B4U-ACT]] video edited by LibsOfTikTok amassed almost a million impressions.<ref>[https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1986837535608230017 Libs of TikTok - Alexandra Roth via B4U-ACT]</ref> Roth's segment went on to be featured in various media such as the Patriot Post, and a local radio station.<ref>[https://wbt.com/1539171/the-tj-ritchie-show-minor-attracted-people/ The TJ Ritchie Show: Minor Attracted People], [https://patriotpost.us/videos/122689-the-debate-no-one-should-be-having-2025-11-13 The Debate No One Should Be Having], [https://www.rifttv.com/left-wing-academics-are-working-behind-the-scenes-to-normalize-pedophilia/ Rift TV]</ref>
			*Throughout this year, Conservatives continued to make rabid and unhinged comments about Democrats, with Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Nancy Mace among the most prominent of them. In December, Anna Paulina Luna claimed that Scott Weiner was pursuing a bill to reclassify pedophiles as MAPs, a claim that was completely false, and seen by over a million people without community-note or fact-checking.<ref>[https://x.com/RepLuna/status/2002215164221739209 "Scott Weiner is a pedophile-protecting weirdo in the California State House currently pushing a bill to reclassify pedophiles as “minor attracted persons.”"]</ref>

	==Opinions among MAPs==		==Opinions among MAPs==

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	==Realization of the panic from the late 10s==		==Realization of the panic from the late 10s==

	~~Numerous~~, social and mainstream media-driven controversies have taken place~~, mainly between 2021 and the present - owing~~ to ~~concerns about~~ the "normalization" of Minor Attracted People. Early precedents such as the 1998-2001 [[Rind et al\|Rind Report]] controversy, 2015 [[Todd Nickerson\|Salon articles]] had been seen~~, and more~~ recent events detailed in [[grooming]] (including the massacre of 5 people) are also left out of our list~~. Instead~~, ~~we focus~~ on examples where "normalization" of MAPs or "pedophilia" was a predominant concern. These gathered pace following the 2018 and 2019 [[MAP Flag]] controversies, and exploded in 2022, when "Minor Attracted Person" began to trend well ahead of [[NAMBLA]] on most social media:		In most years since 2021, multiple social and mainstream media-driven controversies have taken place in relation to the "normalization" of "pedophilia", or the fork towards ''Minor Attracted People''.

			Early precedents such as the 1998-2001 [[Rind et al\|Rind Report]] controversy, and 2015 [[Todd Nickerson\|Salon articles]] had been seen prior to the 20s. More recent events detailed in [[grooming]] (including the massacre of 5 people) are also left out of our list, which focuses on examples where "normalization" of MAPs or "pedophilia" was the predominant concern. These gathered pace following the 2018 and 2019 [[MAP Flag]] controversies, and exploded in 2022, when "Minor Attracted Person" began to trend well ahead of the predominant 20th Century equivalent key-phrases such as [[NAMBLA]] on most social media:

	===2019===		===2019===

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	*"In '''2004''', with gay marriage a central issue in the year's elections, the head of Liberty Counsel wrote that "Once the same-sex marriage barrier is broken, a wide range of sexual [[paraphilia]] rights are sure to follow, including, but not limited to, pedophilia.""<ref name="reason" />		*"In '''2004''', with gay marriage a central issue in the year's elections, the head of Liberty Counsel wrote that "Once the same-sex marriage barrier is broken, a wide range of sexual [[paraphilia]] rights are sure to follow, including, but not limited to, pedophilia.""<ref name="reason" />
	*'''2011:''' "Normalizing the "last taboo" Pedophilia - sex between adults and children - is the goal of a conference in Baltimore" (Beliefnet<ref>[https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2011/08/academic-conference-seeks-to-normalize-pedophilia Beliefnet on B4U-ACT conference]</ref>)		*'''2011:''' "Normalizing the "last taboo" Pedophilia - sex between adults and children - is the goal of a conference in Baltimore" (Beliefnet<ref>[https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2011/08/academic-conference-seeks-to-normalize-pedophilia Beliefnet on B4U-ACT conference]</ref>)
			*'''2011:''' "If another group of activists has their way, a behavior currently considered by American society to be both vile and criminal will one day join the ranks of homosexuality and trans-sexuality as just another accepted aspect of normal human sexual expression. The behavior in question: pedophilia"<ref>[https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/first-person-pedophilia-on-the-horizon/ FIRST-PERSON: Pedophilia on the horizon]</ref>
	*'''2014:''' "Using the same tactics used by “gay” rights activists, pedophiles have begun to seek similar status arguing their desire for children is a sexual orientation no different than heterosexual or homosexuals."<ref>[https://www.eurochicago.com/2012/04/pedophiles-want-same-rights-as-homosexuals/ Jack Minor's piece] - originally published for ''Northern Colorado Gazette''</ref>		*'''2014:''' "Using the same tactics used by “gay” rights activists, pedophiles have begun to seek similar status arguing their desire for children is a sexual orientation no different than heterosexual or homosexuals."<ref>[https://www.eurochicago.com/2012/04/pedophiles-want-same-rights-as-homosexuals/ Jack Minor's piece] - originally published for ''Northern Colorado Gazette''</ref>
	*'''2014:''' "Once considered taboo, psychologists are beginning to walk down the same path LGBT activists established more than 50 years ago, insisting that pedophilia is an inborn "sexual orientation," not a learned sexual behavior."<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2014/01/pedophilia-the-next-sexual-rights-revolution/ WND: Pedophilia the next 'sexual-rights' revolution?]</ref>		*'''2014:''' "Once considered taboo, psychologists are beginning to walk down the same path LGBT activists established more than 50 years ago, insisting that pedophilia is an inborn "sexual orientation," not a learned sexual behavior."<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2014/01/pedophilia-the-next-sexual-rights-revolution/ WND: Pedophilia the next 'sexual-rights' revolution?]</ref>

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	*In September, following his public assassination at an open-air debating event, various claims were circulated about the right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist, [[Wikipedia:Charlie Kirk\|Charlie Kirk]]. A list of negative character traits circulated by purportedly left-wing accounts led with the claim that he supported MAP Rights. This was based upon selective editing of a debate he took part in.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/emkM1qhfjK8kzEp4vnUJkx The video of Charlie Kirk attempting devils-advocate defence of pedophilia]</ref> In reality, Kirk was an [[Media:CharliekirkMAP.png\|avowed opponent]] of MAP Rights, and a major figure in the amplification of MAPs as a meme in the right-wing online information ecosystem. One person who hoax-claimed responsibility for Kirk's shooting was eventually charged for [[child pornography]] offences following the seizure of his devices.<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/16/charlie-kirk-utah-george-zinn-child-porn-charges/ Fake Charlie Kirk Shooter Slapped With Kiddie Porn Charges ... After Confessing to FBI]</ref> Left-wing conspiracy accounts had that same month used the [[Bluesky pedophilia controversy\|social platform, Bluesky]] to claim that President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had been involved in buying and selling children at auctions, and a large community had appeared, dedicated to discussing these ideas.		*In September, following his public assassination at an open-air debating event, various claims were circulated about the right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist, [[Wikipedia:Charlie Kirk\|Charlie Kirk]]. A list of negative character traits circulated by purportedly left-wing accounts led with the claim that he supported MAP Rights. This was based upon selective editing of a debate he took part in.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/emkM1qhfjK8kzEp4vnUJkx The video of Charlie Kirk attempting devils-advocate defence of pedophilia]</ref> In reality, Kirk was an [[Media:CharliekirkMAP.png\|avowed opponent]] of MAP Rights, and a major figure in the amplification of MAPs as a meme in the right-wing online information ecosystem. One person who hoax-claimed responsibility for Kirk's shooting was eventually charged for [[child pornography]] offences following the seizure of his devices.<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/16/charlie-kirk-utah-george-zinn-child-porn-charges/ Fake Charlie Kirk Shooter Slapped With Kiddie Porn Charges ... After Confessing to FBI]</ref> Left-wing conspiracy accounts had that same month used the [[Bluesky pedophilia controversy\|social platform, Bluesky]] to claim that President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had been involved in buying and selling children at auctions, and a large community had appeared, dedicated to discussing these ideas.
	*In April of 2025, before a controversy surrounding the Directors of [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]], non-committee Virped member Connor Weston began sharing videos online, outing himself as a [[NOMAP\|non-offending anti-contact pedophile]].<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/76wh2cm3y9bhyjTZ3jEuS7 Possibly Weston's first video]</ref> In October, amid concerns about his mental health, he stormed the stage of a [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] Convention with a revolver, which he pointed at his head, leading to widespread panic in the audience. Weston was subdued, arrested and charged with firearms related offenses.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/nyc-wikipedia-conference-halted-when-non-offending-pedophile-storms-stage-points-gun-at-own-head/ NYC Wikipedia conference halted when ‘non-offending pedophile’ storms stage, points gun at own head], [https://reduxx.info/pedophile-activist-who-disrupted-wikipedia-conference-was-member-of-influential-advocacy-group/], [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/ohio-man-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html], [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-man-upends-nyc-wikipedia-conference-rcna238250], [https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/17/gunman-waving-weapon-around-at-nyc-wikipedia-conference-nabbed/], [https://www.newsweek.com/nyc-wikipedia-conference-gun-threat-arrest-10897284], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15204179/wikipedia-conference-gunman-volunteers-new-york.html], [https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/18/non-offending-pedophile-rainbow-flag-threatens-shoot-himself-wikipedia-conference-new-york-city/], [https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/wikipedia-contributors-block-armed-man-from-shooting-self/amp/], [https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ohio-wikipedia-conference-suicide-threat-gun-kill-himself-pedophile-non-offending-maps-minor-attracted-person-shooting-threatens-threatened-convention-event-stage-stormed-climbed-attack-arrest-arrested], [https://thepostmillennial.com/man-declares-himself-a-non-contact-pedophile-puts-gun-to-his-head-during-nyc-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gunman-arrested-storming-stage-nyc-wikipedia-conference_n_68f3c144e4b085924979a793]</ref> Notable aspects of this controversy were the unusually broad coverage it was given in the liberal media, and the relative unwillingness of social media commentators to discuss its implications frankly. Prior to this event it had often been claimed that MAP Activism was a "hoax" or "psyop" - something it challenged.		*In April of 2025, before a controversy surrounding the Directors of [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]], non-committee Virped member Connor Weston began sharing videos online, outing himself as a [[NOMAP\|non-offending anti-contact pedophile]].<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/76wh2cm3y9bhyjTZ3jEuS7 Possibly Weston's first video]</ref> In October, amid concerns about his mental health, he stormed the stage of a [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] Convention with a revolver, which he pointed at his head, leading to widespread panic in the audience. Weston was subdued, arrested and charged with firearms related offenses.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/nyc-wikipedia-conference-halted-when-non-offending-pedophile-storms-stage-points-gun-at-own-head/ NYC Wikipedia conference halted when ‘non-offending pedophile’ storms stage, points gun at own head], [https://reduxx.info/pedophile-activist-who-disrupted-wikipedia-conference-was-member-of-influential-advocacy-group/], [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/ohio-man-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html], [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-man-upends-nyc-wikipedia-conference-rcna238250], [https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/17/gunman-waving-weapon-around-at-nyc-wikipedia-conference-nabbed/], [https://www.newsweek.com/nyc-wikipedia-conference-gun-threat-arrest-10897284], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15204179/wikipedia-conference-gunman-volunteers-new-york.html], [https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/18/non-offending-pedophile-rainbow-flag-threatens-shoot-himself-wikipedia-conference-new-york-city/], [https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/wikipedia-contributors-block-armed-man-from-shooting-self/amp/], [https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ohio-wikipedia-conference-suicide-threat-gun-kill-himself-pedophile-non-offending-maps-minor-attracted-person-shooting-threatens-threatened-convention-event-stage-stormed-climbed-attack-arrest-arrested], [https://thepostmillennial.com/man-declares-himself-a-non-contact-pedophile-puts-gun-to-his-head-during-nyc-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gunman-arrested-storming-stage-nyc-wikipedia-conference_n_68f3c144e4b085924979a793]</ref> Notable aspects of this controversy were the unusually broad coverage it was given in the liberal media, and the relative unwillingness of social media commentators to discuss its implications frankly. Prior to this event it had often been claimed that MAP Activism was a "hoax" or "psyop" - something it challenged.
	*In November, influencers continued the process of recycling old material to claim there was a sustained effort to normalize pedophilia. For example, a [[B4U-ACT]] video edited by LibsOfTikTok amassed almost a million impressions.<ref>[https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1986837535608230017 Libs of TikTok - Alexandra Roth via B4U-ACT]</ref>		*In November, influencers continued the process of recycling old material to claim there was a sustained effort to normalize pedophilia. For example, a [[B4U-ACT]] video edited by LibsOfTikTok amassed almost a million impressions.<ref>[https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1986837535608230017 Libs of TikTok - Alexandra Roth via B4U-ACT]</ref> Roth's segment went on to be featured in various media such as the Patriot Post, and a local radio station.<ref>[https://wbt.com/1539171/the-tj-ritchie-show-minor-attracted-people/ The TJ Ritchie Show: Minor Attracted People], [https://patriotpost.us/videos/122689-the-debate-no-one-should-be-having-2025-11-13 The Debate No One Should Be Having], [https://www.rifttv.com/left-wing-academics-are-working-behind-the-scenes-to-normalize-pedophilia/ Rift TV]</ref>

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	*In September, following his public assassination at an open-air debating event, various claims were circulated about the right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist, [[Wikipedia:Charlie Kirk\|Charlie Kirk]]. A list of negative character traits circulated by purportedly left-wing accounts led with the claim that he supported MAP Rights. This was based upon selective editing of a debate he took part in.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/emkM1qhfjK8kzEp4vnUJkx The video of Charlie Kirk attempting devils-advocate defence of pedophilia]</ref> In reality, Kirk was an [[Media:CharliekirkMAP.png\|avowed opponent]] of MAP Rights, and a major figure in the amplification of MAPs as a meme in the right-wing online information ecosystem. One person who hoax-claimed responsibility for Kirk's shooting was eventually charged for [[child pornography]] offences following the seizure of his devices.<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/16/charlie-kirk-utah-george-zinn-child-porn-charges/ Fake Charlie Kirk Shooter Slapped With Kiddie Porn Charges ... After Confessing to FBI]</ref> Left-wing conspiracy accounts had that same month used the [[Bluesky pedophilia controversy\|social platform, Bluesky]] to claim that President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had been involved in buying and selling children at auctions, and a large community had appeared, dedicated to discussing these ideas.		*In September, following his public assassination at an open-air debating event, various claims were circulated about the right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist, [[Wikipedia:Charlie Kirk\|Charlie Kirk]]. A list of negative character traits circulated by purportedly left-wing accounts led with the claim that he supported MAP Rights. This was based upon selective editing of a debate he took part in.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/emkM1qhfjK8kzEp4vnUJkx The video of Charlie Kirk attempting devils-advocate defence of pedophilia]</ref> In reality, Kirk was an [[Media:CharliekirkMAP.png\|avowed opponent]] of MAP Rights, and a major figure in the amplification of MAPs as a meme in the right-wing online information ecosystem. One person who hoax-claimed responsibility for Kirk's shooting was eventually charged for [[child pornography]] offences following the seizure of his devices.<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/16/charlie-kirk-utah-george-zinn-child-porn-charges/ Fake Charlie Kirk Shooter Slapped With Kiddie Porn Charges ... After Confessing to FBI]</ref> Left-wing conspiracy accounts had that same month used the [[Bluesky pedophilia controversy\|social platform, Bluesky]] to claim that President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had been involved in buying and selling children at auctions, and a large community had appeared, dedicated to discussing these ideas.
	*In April of 2025, before a controversy surrounding the Directors of [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]], non-committee Virped member Connor Weston began sharing videos online, outing himself as a [[NOMAP\|non-offending anti-contact pedophile]].<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/76wh2cm3y9bhyjTZ3jEuS7 Possibly Weston's first video]</ref> In October, amid concerns about his mental health, he stormed the stage of a [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] Convention with a revolver, which he pointed at his head, leading to widespread panic in the audience. Weston was subdued, arrested and charged with firearms related offenses.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/nyc-wikipedia-conference-halted-when-non-offending-pedophile-storms-stage-points-gun-at-own-head/ NYC Wikipedia conference halted when ‘non-offending pedophile’ storms stage, points gun at own head], [https://reduxx.info/pedophile-activist-who-disrupted-wikipedia-conference-was-member-of-influential-advocacy-group/], [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/ohio-man-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html], [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-man-upends-nyc-wikipedia-conference-rcna238250], [https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/17/gunman-waving-weapon-around-at-nyc-wikipedia-conference-nabbed/], [https://www.newsweek.com/nyc-wikipedia-conference-gun-threat-arrest-10897284], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15204179/wikipedia-conference-gunman-volunteers-new-york.html], [https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/18/non-offending-pedophile-rainbow-flag-threatens-shoot-himself-wikipedia-conference-new-york-city/], [https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/wikipedia-contributors-block-armed-man-from-shooting-self/amp/], [https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ohio-wikipedia-conference-suicide-threat-gun-kill-himself-pedophile-non-offending-maps-minor-attracted-person-shooting-threatens-threatened-convention-event-stage-stormed-climbed-attack-arrest-arrested], [https://thepostmillennial.com/man-declares-himself-a-non-contact-pedophile-puts-gun-to-his-head-during-nyc-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gunman-arrested-storming-stage-nyc-wikipedia-conference_n_68f3c144e4b085924979a793]</ref> Notable aspects of this controversy were the unusually broad coverage it was given in the liberal media, and the relative unwillingness of social media commentators to discuss its implications frankly. Prior to this event it had often been claimed that MAP Activism was a "hoax" or "psyop" - something it challenged.		*In April of 2025, before a controversy surrounding the Directors of [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]], non-committee Virped member Connor Weston began sharing videos online, outing himself as a [[NOMAP\|non-offending anti-contact pedophile]].<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/76wh2cm3y9bhyjTZ3jEuS7 Possibly Weston's first video]</ref> In October, amid concerns about his mental health, he stormed the stage of a [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] Convention with a revolver, which he pointed at his head, leading to widespread panic in the audience. Weston was subdued, arrested and charged with firearms related offenses.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/nyc-wikipedia-conference-halted-when-non-offending-pedophile-storms-stage-points-gun-at-own-head/ NYC Wikipedia conference halted when ‘non-offending pedophile’ storms stage, points gun at own head], [https://reduxx.info/pedophile-activist-who-disrupted-wikipedia-conference-was-member-of-influential-advocacy-group/], [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/ohio-man-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html], [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-man-upends-nyc-wikipedia-conference-rcna238250], [https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/17/gunman-waving-weapon-around-at-nyc-wikipedia-conference-nabbed/], [https://www.newsweek.com/nyc-wikipedia-conference-gun-threat-arrest-10897284], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15204179/wikipedia-conference-gunman-volunteers-new-york.html], [https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/18/non-offending-pedophile-rainbow-flag-threatens-shoot-himself-wikipedia-conference-new-york-city/], [https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/wikipedia-contributors-block-armed-man-from-shooting-self/amp/], [https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ohio-wikipedia-conference-suicide-threat-gun-kill-himself-pedophile-non-offending-maps-minor-attracted-person-shooting-threatens-threatened-convention-event-stage-stormed-climbed-attack-arrest-arrested], [https://thepostmillennial.com/man-declares-himself-a-non-contact-pedophile-puts-gun-to-his-head-during-nyc-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gunman-arrested-storming-stage-nyc-wikipedia-conference_n_68f3c144e4b085924979a793]</ref> Notable aspects of this controversy were the unusually broad coverage it was given in the liberal media, and the relative unwillingness of social media commentators to discuss its implications frankly. Prior to this event it had often been claimed that MAP Activism was a "hoax" or "psyop" - something it challenged.
			*In November, influencers continued the process of recycling old material to claim there was a sustained effort to normalize pedophilia. For example, a [[B4U-ACT]] video edited by LibsOfTikTok amassed almost a million impressions.<ref>[https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1986837535608230017 Libs of TikTok - Alexandra Roth via B4U-ACT]</ref>

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	*Also in August, there were numerous false claims US President Donald Trump intended to reduce the [[Age of Consent]] to 14 in all states. This was off the back of popular conspiracy theories about the softening of the President's stance towards the [[Jeffrey Epstein]] saga.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/12/trump-age-of-consent-marriage-14/ Trump Age of Consent conspiracy]</ref> An interesting development in 2025, was liberals' use of the term "Minor Attracted Person" to describe Trump.		*Also in August, there were numerous false claims US President Donald Trump intended to reduce the [[Age of Consent]] to 14 in all states. This was off the back of popular conspiracy theories about the softening of the President's stance towards the [[Jeffrey Epstein]] saga.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/12/trump-age-of-consent-marriage-14/ Trump Age of Consent conspiracy]</ref> An interesting development in 2025, was liberals' use of the term "Minor Attracted Person" to describe Trump.
	*In September, following his public assassination at an open-air debating event, various claims were circulated about the right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist, [[Wikipedia:Charlie Kirk\|Charlie Kirk]]. A list of negative character traits circulated by purportedly left-wing accounts led with the claim that he supported MAP Rights. This was based upon selective editing of a debate he took part in.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/emkM1qhfjK8kzEp4vnUJkx The video of Charlie Kirk attempting devils-advocate defence of pedophilia]</ref> In reality, Kirk was an [[Media:CharliekirkMAP.png\|avowed opponent]] of MAP Rights, and a major figure in the amplification of MAPs as a meme in the right-wing online information ecosystem. One person who hoax-claimed responsibility for Kirk's shooting was eventually charged for [[child pornography]] offences following the seizure of his devices.<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/16/charlie-kirk-utah-george-zinn-child-porn-charges/ Fake Charlie Kirk Shooter Slapped With Kiddie Porn Charges ... After Confessing to FBI]</ref> Left-wing conspiracy accounts had that same month used the [[Bluesky pedophilia controversy\|social platform, Bluesky]] to claim that President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had been involved in buying and selling children at auctions, and a large community had appeared, dedicated to discussing these ideas.		*In September, following his public assassination at an open-air debating event, various claims were circulated about the right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist, [[Wikipedia:Charlie Kirk\|Charlie Kirk]]. A list of negative character traits circulated by purportedly left-wing accounts led with the claim that he supported MAP Rights. This was based upon selective editing of a debate he took part in.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/emkM1qhfjK8kzEp4vnUJkx The video of Charlie Kirk attempting devils-advocate defence of pedophilia]</ref> In reality, Kirk was an [[Media:CharliekirkMAP.png\|avowed opponent]] of MAP Rights, and a major figure in the amplification of MAPs as a meme in the right-wing online information ecosystem. One person who hoax-claimed responsibility for Kirk's shooting was eventually charged for [[child pornography]] offences following the seizure of his devices.<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/16/charlie-kirk-utah-george-zinn-child-porn-charges/ Fake Charlie Kirk Shooter Slapped With Kiddie Porn Charges ... After Confessing to FBI]</ref> Left-wing conspiracy accounts had that same month used the [[Bluesky pedophilia controversy\|social platform, Bluesky]] to claim that President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had been involved in buying and selling children at auctions, and a large community had appeared, dedicated to discussing these ideas.
	*In April of 2025, before a controversy surrounding the Directors of [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]], non-committee Virped member Connor Weston began sharing videos online, outing himself as a [[NOMAP\|non-offending anti-contact pedophile]].<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/76wh2cm3y9bhyjTZ3jEuS7 Possibly Weston's first video]</ref> In October, amid concerns about his mental health, he stormed the stage of a [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] Convention with a revolver, which he pointed at his head, leading to widespread panic in the audience. Weston was arrested ~~awaiting charges~~.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/nyc-wikipedia-conference-halted-when-non-offending-pedophile-storms-stage-points-gun-at-own-head/ NYC Wikipedia conference halted when ‘non-offending pedophile’ storms stage, points gun at own head], [https://reduxx.info/pedophile-activist-who-disrupted-wikipedia-conference-was-member-of-influential-advocacy-group/], [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/ohio-man-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html], [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-man-upends-nyc-wikipedia-conference-rcna238250], [https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/17/gunman-waving-weapon-around-at-nyc-wikipedia-conference-nabbed/], [https://www.newsweek.com/nyc-wikipedia-conference-gun-threat-arrest-10897284], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15204179/wikipedia-conference-gunman-volunteers-new-york.html], [https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/18/non-offending-pedophile-rainbow-flag-threatens-shoot-himself-wikipedia-conference-new-york-city/], [https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/wikipedia-contributors-block-armed-man-from-shooting-self/amp/], [https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ohio-wikipedia-conference-suicide-threat-gun-kill-himself-pedophile-non-offending-maps-minor-attracted-person-shooting-threatens-threatened-convention-event-stage-stormed-climbed-attack-arrest-arrested], [https://thepostmillennial.com/man-declares-himself-a-non-contact-pedophile-puts-gun-to-his-head-during-nyc-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gunman-arrested-storming-stage-nyc-wikipedia-conference_n_68f3c144e4b085924979a793]</ref> Notable aspects of this controversy were the unusually broad coverage it was given in the liberal media, and the relative unwillingness of social media commentators to discuss its implications frankly. Prior to this event it had often been claimed that MAP Activism was a "hoax" or "psyop" - something it challenged.		*In April of 2025, before a controversy surrounding the Directors of [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]], non-committee Virped member Connor Weston began sharing videos online, outing himself as a [[NOMAP\|non-offending anti-contact pedophile]].<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/76wh2cm3y9bhyjTZ3jEuS7 Possibly Weston's first video]</ref> In October, amid concerns about his mental health, he stormed the stage of a [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] Convention with a revolver, which he pointed at his head, leading to widespread panic in the audience. Weston was subdued, arrested and charged with firearms related offenses.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/nyc-wikipedia-conference-halted-when-non-offending-pedophile-storms-stage-points-gun-at-own-head/ NYC Wikipedia conference halted when ‘non-offending pedophile’ storms stage, points gun at own head], [https://reduxx.info/pedophile-activist-who-disrupted-wikipedia-conference-was-member-of-influential-advocacy-group/], [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/ohio-man-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html], [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-man-upends-nyc-wikipedia-conference-rcna238250], [https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/17/gunman-waving-weapon-around-at-nyc-wikipedia-conference-nabbed/], [https://www.newsweek.com/nyc-wikipedia-conference-gun-threat-arrest-10897284], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15204179/wikipedia-conference-gunman-volunteers-new-york.html], [https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/18/non-offending-pedophile-rainbow-flag-threatens-shoot-himself-wikipedia-conference-new-york-city/], [https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/wikipedia-contributors-block-armed-man-from-shooting-self/amp/], [https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ohio-wikipedia-conference-suicide-threat-gun-kill-himself-pedophile-non-offending-maps-minor-attracted-person-shooting-threatens-threatened-convention-event-stage-stormed-climbed-attack-arrest-arrested], [https://thepostmillennial.com/man-declares-himself-a-non-contact-pedophile-puts-gun-to-his-head-during-nyc-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gunman-arrested-storming-stage-nyc-wikipedia-conference_n_68f3c144e4b085924979a793]</ref> Notable aspects of this controversy were the unusually broad coverage it was given in the liberal media, and the relative unwillingness of social media commentators to discuss its implications frankly. Prior to this event it had often been claimed that MAP Activism was a "hoax" or "psyop" - something it challenged.

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	*February 2025 featured a viral controversy in which Senator Jamie Pederson was said to have had comments taken out of context during a debate on parental rights. His insistence that laws protect girls' right to body autonomy at the age of 13 was presented as endorsement of reforms in attitudes towards MAPs on conservative social media.<ref>The controversy can be found on x. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250317135955/https://www.yakimaherald.com/wa-senator-sparks-fury-with-description-of-40-year-old-law-limiting-parental-rights/article_b8db893a-e8aa-11ef-b2ba-87a293d81bf3.html].</ref>		*February 2025 featured a viral controversy in which Senator Jamie Pederson was said to have had comments taken out of context during a debate on parental rights. His insistence that laws protect girls' right to body autonomy at the age of 13 was presented as endorsement of reforms in attitudes towards MAPs on conservative social media.<ref>The controversy can be found on x. [https://web.archive.org/web/20250317135955/https://www.yakimaherald.com/wa-senator-sparks-fury-with-description-of-40-year-old-law-limiting-parental-rights/article_b8db893a-e8aa-11ef-b2ba-87a293d81bf3.html].</ref>
	*Late March and April was the turn of NZ MP [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Doyle\|Benjamin Doyle]] to face the wrath of conservatives, after concerns he was using a public Instagram account and pedophile "swirl symbols" to document his preparation of a trans child for anal sex. The witch-hunt had shades of McCarthyism about it, with the MP being presented in a similar manner to the earlier Zulock case in the US.		*Late March and April was the turn of NZ MP [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Doyle\|Benjamin Doyle]] to face the wrath of conservatives, after concerns he was using a public Instagram account and pedophile "swirl symbols" to document his preparation of a trans child for anal sex. The witch-hunt had shades of McCarthyism about it, with the MP being presented in a similar manner to the earlier Zulock case in the US. Later that year, Doyle resigned, citing break-ins and threats to his safety following attention from other members of Parliament and right-wing online New Zealand conspiracy theorists/influencers.
	*In late April, an X thread by the non-binary streamer and [[Anti]], Coffins gained many millions of views after "exposing" numerous spiral [[childlove]] symbols and supposed pedophile symbols/emoji codes. Viewers scarcely believed what they were seeing, although the graphics were from an actual MAP website, even if most were barely used.<ref>[https://x.com/CoffinsInBloom/status/1916161045380341977 Popular thread by Coffins]</ref>		*In late April, an X thread by the non-binary streamer and [[Anti]], Coffins gained many millions of views after "exposing" numerous spiral [[childlove]] symbols and supposed pedophile symbols/emoji codes. Viewers scarcely believed what they were seeing, although the graphics were from an actual MAP website, even if most were barely used.<ref>[https://x.com/CoffinsInBloom/status/1916161045380341977 Popular thread by Coffins]</ref>
	*In May, a similar controversy dogged the annual conference of [[B4U-ACT]], with conservatives such as Andy Ngo amplifying a series of outraged takes.		*In May, a similar controversy dogged the annual conference of [[B4U-ACT]], with conservatives such as Andy Ngo amplifying a series of outraged takes.
	*In June, long-time precious metals guru, Peter Schiff caused a controversy on X when he argued that Jeffrey Epstein was not a pedophile on the basis of his sexual activity with mature minors. He later pointed out that he had sex with such girls in his college years, and was accused of attempting to normalize pedophilia.<ref>[https://x.com/PeterSchiff/status/1930818380862505347 Tweet of Peter Schiff]</ref>		*In June, long-time precious metals guru, Peter Schiff caused a controversy on X when he argued that Jeffrey Epstein was not a pedophile on the basis of his sexual activity with mature minors. He later pointed out that he had sex with such girls in his college years, and was accused of attempting to normalize pedophilia.<ref>[https://x.com/PeterSchiff/status/1930818380862505347 Tweet of Peter Schiff]</ref>
	*Later in June, legal scholar, Alan Dershowitz was made an example of by [[anti]]s on X/Twitter after criticising high ages of consent in a way that users thought betrayed a Jewish conspiracy to normalize "pedophilia". His legal defense of Jeffrey Epstein was raked over by those attempting to prove the conspiracy.<ref>[https://x.com/AlanDersh/status/1938766702554005893 Tweet of Dershowitz]</ref>		*Later in June, legal scholar, Alan Dershowitz was made an example of by [[anti]]s on X/Twitter after criticising high ages of consent in a way that users thought betrayed a Jewish conspiracy to normalize "pedophilia". His legal defense of Jeffrey Epstein was raked over by those attempting to prove the conspiracy.<ref>[https://x.com/AlanDersh/status/1938766702554005893 Tweet of Dershowitz]</ref>
	*In July, an almost 10-year old article from the BBC describing pedophilia from an anonymous first person perspective, resurfaced. Critics said it ~~normalised~~ pedophilia and justified ~~defunding~~ the public broadcaster.<ref>[https://x.com/Basil_TGMD/status/1941555223018996122 Thread on BBC article]</ref>		*In July, an almost 10-year old article from the BBC describing pedophilia from an anonymous first person perspective, resurfaced. Critics said it normalized pedophilia and justified de-funding the public broadcaster.<ref>[https://x.com/Basil_TGMD/status/1941555223018996122 Thread on BBC article]</ref>
	*In August, over 15 million people on X alone, saw a hoax claim that Barack Obama displayed a [[BLogo]] in a video call.<ref>[https://x.com/JeniFurbabies/status/1956263692313784354 BLogo hoax thread]</ref>		*In August, over 15 million people on X alone, saw a hoax claim that Barack Obama displayed a [[BLogo]] in a video call.<ref>[https://x.com/JeniFurbabies/status/1956263692313784354 BLogo hoax thread]</ref>
	*Also in August, there were numerous false claims US President Donald Trump intended to reduce the [[Age of Consent]] to 14 in all states. This was off the back of popular conspiracy theories about ~~the softening of~~ the President's ~~stance~~ towards the [[Jeffrey Epstein]] saga.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/12/trump-age-of-consent-marriage-14/ Trump Age of Consent conspiracy]</ref> An interesting development in 2025, was liberals' use of the term "Minor Attracted Person" to describe Trump.		*Also in August, there were numerous false claims US President Donald Trump intended to reduce the [[Age of Consent]] to 14 in all states. This was off the back of popular conspiracy theories about the President's less-enthusiastic posture towards the [[Jeffrey Epstein]] saga.<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/08/12/trump-age-of-consent-marriage-14/ Trump Age of Consent conspiracy]</ref> An interesting development in 2025, was liberals' ironic use of the term "Minor Attracted Person" to describe Trump.
	*In September, following his public assassination at an open-air debating event, various claims were circulated about the right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist, [[Wikipedia:Charlie Kirk\|Charlie Kirk]]. A list of negative character traits circulated by purportedly left-wing accounts led with the claim that he supported MAP ~~Rights. This~~ was based upon selective editing of a debate he took part in.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/emkM1qhfjK8kzEp4vnUJkx The video of Charlie Kirk attempting devils-advocate defence of pedophilia]</ref> In reality, Kirk was an [[Media:CharliekirkMAP.png\|avowed opponent]] of ~~MAP Rights~~, and a major figure in the amplification of MAPs as a ~~meme in the~~ right-wing online ~~information ecosystem~~. One person who ~~hoax-~~claimed responsibility for Kirk's shooting was eventually charged for [[child pornography]] offences following the seizure of his devices.<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/16/charlie-kirk-utah-george-zinn-child-porn-charges/ Fake Charlie Kirk Shooter Slapped With Kiddie Porn Charges ... After Confessing to FBI]</ref> Left-wing conspiracy accounts had that same month used the [[Bluesky pedophilia controversy\|social platform, Bluesky]] to claim that President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had been involved in buying and selling children at auctions~~, and a~~ large community had appeared, dedicated to discussing these ideas.		*In September, following his public assassination at an open-air debating event, various claims were circulated about the right-wing influencer and conspiracy theorist, [[Wikipedia:Charlie Kirk\|Charlie Kirk]]. A list of negative character traits circulated by purportedly left-wing accounts led with the claim that he supported MAP rights, although this was based upon selective editing of a debate he took part in.<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/emkM1qhfjK8kzEp4vnUJkx The video of Charlie Kirk attempting devils-advocate defence of pedophilia]</ref> In reality, Kirk was an [[Media:CharliekirkMAP.png\|avowed opponent]] of MAPs, and a major figure in the amplification of MAPs as a right-wing online meme. One person who falsely claimed responsibility for Kirk's shooting was eventually charged for [[child pornography]] offences following the seizure of his devices.<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/16/charlie-kirk-utah-george-zinn-child-porn-charges/ Fake Charlie Kirk Shooter Slapped With Kiddie Porn Charges ... After Confessing to FBI]</ref> Left-wing "blue-anon" conspiracy accounts had that same month used the [[Bluesky pedophilia controversy\|social platform, Bluesky]] to claim that President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had been involved in buying and selling children at auctions. A large community had appeared, dedicated to discussing these ideas in the wake of media attention towards the "Epstein Files".
	*In April of 2025, before a controversy surrounding the Directors of [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]], non-committee Virped member Connor Weston began sharing videos online, outing himself as a [[NOMAP\|non-offending anti-contact pedophile]].<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/76wh2cm3y9bhyjTZ3jEuS7 Possibly Weston's first video]</ref> In October~~, amid concerns about his mental health~~, he stormed the stage of a [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] Convention with a revolver, which he pointed at his head, leading to widespread panic in the audience. Weston was subdued, arrested and charged with firearms related offenses.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/nyc-wikipedia-conference-halted-when-non-offending-pedophile-storms-stage-points-gun-at-own-head/ NYC Wikipedia conference halted when ‘non-offending pedophile’ storms stage, points gun at own head], [https://reduxx.info/pedophile-activist-who-disrupted-wikipedia-conference-was-member-of-influential-advocacy-group/], [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/ohio-man-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html], [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-man-upends-nyc-wikipedia-conference-rcna238250], [https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/17/gunman-waving-weapon-around-at-nyc-wikipedia-conference-nabbed/], [https://www.newsweek.com/nyc-wikipedia-conference-gun-threat-arrest-10897284], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15204179/wikipedia-conference-gunman-volunteers-new-york.html], [https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/18/non-offending-pedophile-rainbow-flag-threatens-shoot-himself-wikipedia-conference-new-york-city/], [https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/wikipedia-contributors-block-armed-man-from-shooting-self/amp/], [https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ohio-wikipedia-conference-suicide-threat-gun-kill-himself-pedophile-non-offending-maps-minor-attracted-person-shooting-threatens-threatened-convention-event-stage-stormed-climbed-attack-arrest-arrested], [https://thepostmillennial.com/man-declares-himself-a-non-contact-pedophile-puts-gun-to-his-head-during-nyc-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gunman-arrested-storming-stage-nyc-wikipedia-conference_n_68f3c144e4b085924979a793]</ref> Notable aspects of this controversy were the unusually broad coverage it was given in the liberal media, and the ~~relative unwillingness of~~ social media ~~commentators to discuss its implications frankly~~. Prior to this event it had often been claimed that MAP Activism was a "hoax" or "psyop" - ~~something it challenged~~.		*In April of 2025, before a controversy surrounding the Directors of [[Virtuous Pedophiles\|Virped]], non-committee Virped member Connor Weston began sharing videos online, outing himself as a [[NOMAP\|non-offending anti-contact pedophile]].<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/76wh2cm3y9bhyjTZ3jEuS7 Possibly Weston's first video]</ref> In October, he stormed the stage of a [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] Convention with a revolver, which he pointed at his head, leading to widespread panic in the audience. Weston was subdued, arrested and charged with firearms related offenses, amid concerns about his mental health.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2025/10/17/us-news/nyc-wikipedia-conference-halted-when-non-offending-pedophile-storms-stage-points-gun-at-own-head/ NYC Wikipedia conference halted when ‘non-offending pedophile’ storms stage, points gun at own head], [https://reduxx.info/pedophile-activist-who-disrupted-wikipedia-conference-was-member-of-influential-advocacy-group/], [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/19/ohio-man-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/nyregion/wikipedia-conference-gunman.html], [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-man-upends-nyc-wikipedia-conference-rcna238250], [https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/17/gunman-waving-weapon-around-at-nyc-wikipedia-conference-nabbed/], [https://www.newsweek.com/nyc-wikipedia-conference-gun-threat-arrest-10897284], [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15204179/wikipedia-conference-gunman-volunteers-new-york.html], [https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/18/non-offending-pedophile-rainbow-flag-threatens-shoot-himself-wikipedia-conference-new-york-city/], [https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/wikipedia-contributors-block-armed-man-from-shooting-self/amp/], [https://local12.com/news/nation-world/ohio-wikipedia-conference-suicide-threat-gun-kill-himself-pedophile-non-offending-maps-minor-attracted-person-shooting-threatens-threatened-convention-event-stage-stormed-climbed-attack-arrest-arrested], [https://thepostmillennial.com/man-declares-himself-a-non-contact-pedophile-puts-gun-to-his-head-during-nyc-wikipedia-conference], [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gunman-arrested-storming-stage-nyc-wikipedia-conference_n_68f3c144e4b085924979a793]</ref> Notable aspects of this controversy were the unusually broad coverage it was given in the liberal media, and the relatively minimal attention it was given on right-wing social media. Prior to this event it had often been claimed (by liberals) that MAP Activism was a "hoax" or "psyop" - a case that was harder to make in the wake of such a desperate act.
	*In November, influencers continued the process of recycling old material to claim there was a sustained effort to normalize pedophilia. For example, a [[B4U-ACT]] video edited by LibsOfTikTok amassed almost a million impressions.<ref>[https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1986837535608230017 Libs of TikTok - Alexandra Roth via B4U-ACT]</ref> Roth's segment went on to be featured in various media such as the Patriot Post, and a local radio station.<ref>[https://wbt.com/1539171/the-tj-ritchie-show-minor-attracted-people/ The TJ Ritchie Show: Minor Attracted People], [https://patriotpost.us/videos/122689-the-debate-no-one-should-be-having-2025-11-13 The Debate No One Should Be Having], [https://www.rifttv.com/left-wing-academics-are-working-behind-the-scenes-to-normalize-pedophilia/ Rift TV]</ref>		*In November, influencers continued the process of recycling old material to claim there was a sustained effort to normalize pedophilia. For example, a [[B4U-ACT]] video featuring Alexandra Roth (a psychotherapist) and edited by LibsOfTikTok, amassed almost a million impressions.<ref>[https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1986837535608230017 Libs of TikTok - Alexandra Roth via B4U-ACT]</ref> Roth's segment went on to be featured in various media such as the Patriot Post, and a local radio station, adding to the anti-MAP meme stock.<ref>[https://wbt.com/1539171/the-tj-ritchie-show-minor-attracted-people/ The TJ Ritchie Show: Minor Attracted People], [https://patriotpost.us/videos/122689-the-debate-no-one-should-be-having-2025-11-13 The Debate No One Should Be Having], [https://www.rifttv.com/left-wing-academics-are-working-behind-the-scenes-to-normalize-pedophilia/ Rift TV]</ref>
	*Throughout this year, Conservatives continued to make rabid and unhinged comments about Democrats, with Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Nancy Mace among the most prominent of them. In December, Anna Paulina Luna claimed that Scott Weiner was pursuing a bill to reclassify pedophiles as MAPs, a claim that was completely false, and seen by over a million people without community-note or fact-checking.<ref>[https://x.com/RepLuna/status/2002215164221739209 "Scott Weiner is a pedophile-protecting weirdo in the California State House currently pushing a bill to reclassify pedophiles as “minor attracted persons.”"]</ref>		*Throughout this year, Conservatives continued to make rabid and unhinged comments about Democrats, with Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Nancy Mace among the most prominent of them. In December, Anna Paulina Luna claimed that Scott Weiner was pursuing a bill to reclassify pedophiles as MAPs, a claim that was completely false, and seen by over a million people without community-note or fact-checking.<ref>[https://x.com/RepLuna/status/2002215164221739209 "Scott Weiner is a pedophile-protecting weirdo in the California State House currently pushing a bill to reclassify pedophiles as “minor attracted persons.”"]</ref>

	===2026===		===2026===

	*In January, the potential of the MAP meme to generate viral publicity was again affirmed when the X account DelusionPosting sent 5 million viewers to the screencap of a [[PCMA]] account's meme post.<ref>[https://x.com/DelusionPosting/status/2008946917904912740 Post by DelusionPosting]</ref> This was in fact, the [[:File:Riv.png\|3-year-old Tweet of a suspended account (previously 2.2 million views)]]. DelusionPosting is a part-automated influencer account, already known for sharing outdated material. Since the original post had been made in 2023, PCMA had almost ceased its activity on the X network, and MAPs had found it almost impossible to hold down an account on any of the major platforms without being banned.		*In January, the potential of the MAP meme to generate viral publicity was again affirmed when the X account DelusionPosting sent 5 million viewers to the screencap of a [[PCMA]] account's meme-post.<ref>[https://x.com/DelusionPosting/status/2008946917904912740 Post by DelusionPosting]</ref> This was in fact, the [[:File:Riv.png\|3-year-old Tweet of a suspended account (previously 2.2 million views)]]. DelusionPosting is a part-automated influencer account, already known for sharing outdated material. Since the original post had been made in 2023, PCMA had almost ceased its activity on the X network, and MAPs had found it almost impossible to hold down an account on any of the major platforms without being banned.

	==Opinions among MAPs==		==Opinions among MAPs==