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Jim Burton: /* Post 2021 reopening: Deradicalisation and anti-censorship, an "ADL for MAPs" */

2026-04-17T09:08:40Z

Post 2021 reopening: Deradicalisation and anti-censorship, an "ADL for MAPs"

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	*In 2025, Newgon became the first Wiki, or informational website to host an overview article on the subject of [[Police Sexual Misconduct]] in the English Language.		*In 2025, Newgon became the first Wiki, or informational website to host an overview article on the subject of [[Police Sexual Misconduct]] in the English Language.
	*In 2026, a YouTuber circulated the false claim that Newgon and other sites such as [[BoyChat]] and [[MEDAL]] point to illegal material.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyAVCIJj_aM False claims via YouTube video]</ref>		*In 2026, a YouTuber circulated the false claim that Newgon and other sites such as [[BoyChat]] and [[MEDAL]] point to illegal material.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyAVCIJj_aM False claims via YouTube video]</ref>
			*In 2026, there was yet another failed attempt to censor Newgon, this time from a researcher who used basic tools to establish it as part of a "Network" with common hosts and DNS providers.<ref>[https://www.gpatricksec.com/pedos-in-plain-site/ NAMBLA Was Just the Tip of the Iceberg], and [https://www.reddit.com/r/Epstein/comments/1smp63a/i_uncovered_a_massive_pedophile_advocacy_network/ I uncovered a massive pedophile advocacy network of over 50 domains and I could use your help to get it taken down]</ref>

	====''Yesmap server'' and ''Newgon Information Center''====		====''Yesmap server'' and ''Newgon Information Center''====

Jim Burton: /* Newgon Organization's position on youth */

2026-02-08T18:26:10Z

Newgon Organization's position on youth

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	==Newgon Organization's position on youth==		==Newgon Organization's position on youth==

	Newgon was founded by the ~~above a~~ group of teenage MAP activists, and maintains an unusual and nowadays unique line on the subject of youth (at least for a MAP/ally-led organization).		Newgon was founded by the earlier mentioned group of teenage MAP activists, and maintains an unusual and nowadays unique line on the subject of youth (at least for a MAP/ally-led organization).

	While Newgon opposes all offending, their pro-[[Youth Rights\|youth rights]] agenda favors a revised [[Ethos of Newgon\|elective age of consent at 12]]. Newgon maintains that what for MAPs is a self-interested position is nevertheless "[[Research\|evidence-based]]" - pointing to the testimony of MAP Allies and researchers. The website makes repeated references to adults' [[Accounts and Testimonies\|positive testimonies]] of sexual relationships in their youth; controversially arguing that they should be treated as ''de-facto'' youth-advocacy. [[Youth Perspectives\|Youth perspectives]] are also encouraged and permitted in public discussions, since the site has strict controls against "adult material" and is supported by [[UNCRC\|international conventions]] and other human rights agreements operative in the relevant jurisdictions.		While Newgon opposes all offending, their pro-[[Youth Rights\|youth rights]] agenda favors a revised [[Ethos of Newgon\|elective age of consent at 12]]. Newgon maintains that what for MAPs is a self-interested position is nevertheless "[[Research\|evidence-based]]" - pointing to the testimony of MAP Allies and researchers. The website makes repeated references to adults' [[Accounts and Testimonies\|positive testimonies]] of sexual relationships in their youth; controversially arguing that they should be treated as ''de-facto'' youth-advocacy. [[Youth Perspectives\|Youth perspectives]] are also encouraged and permitted in public discussions, since the site has strict controls against "adult material" and is supported by [[UNCRC\|international conventions]] and other human rights agreements operative in the relevant jurisdictions.

Jim Burton: /* Post 2021 reopening: Deradicalisation and anti-censorship */

2026-02-08T18:20:38Z

Post 2021 reopening: Deradicalisation and anti-censorship

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	*The site was a favorite with Google Groups polemicists and has been criticized repeatedly on [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] itself. It has been listed on various Dark Web directories/Hidden Services and Hidden Wikis (onion sites).		*The site was a favorite with Google Groups polemicists and has been criticized repeatedly on [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] itself. It has been listed on various Dark Web directories/Hidden Services and Hidden Wikis (onion sites).

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	[[File:Newgonbaby.png\|thumb\|Auto-generated baby name "Newgon".]]		[[File:Newgonbaby.png\|thumb\|Auto-generated baby name "Newgon".]]

Jim Burton at 08:14, 8 February 2026

2026-02-08T08:14:30Z

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	*Newgon has used its "site notice" feature to good effect, calling out scams such as minorattractedpersons.org, an initiative that used a video featuring a therapist and MAP-ally to solicit compromising personal information from users. It has drawn attention to [["Pedophile Activism" hoaxes\|campaigns]] designed to discredit the MAP Community on Twitter. For many months, Newgon led with an exclusive English translation of a story highlighting the plight of [[Essay:The Gruesome Consequences of a Hysterical Witch Hunt\|the Uittenbogaards]], a MAP-Gay couple who have faced injustices after exiling themselves to South America.		*Newgon has used its "site notice" feature to good effect, calling out scams such as minorattractedpersons.org, an initiative that used a video featuring a therapist and MAP-ally to solicit compromising personal information from users. It has drawn attention to [["Pedophile Activism" hoaxes\|campaigns]] designed to discredit the MAP Community on Twitter. For many months, Newgon led with an exclusive English translation of a story highlighting the plight of [[Essay:The Gruesome Consequences of a Hysterical Witch Hunt\|the Uittenbogaards]], a MAP-Gay couple who have faced injustices after exiling themselves to South America.
	*In 2025, Newgon became the first Wiki, or informational website to host an overview article on the subject of [[Police Sexual Misconduct]] in the English Language.		*In 2025, Newgon became the first Wiki, or informational website to host an overview article on the subject of [[Police Sexual Misconduct]] in the English Language.
			*In 2026, a YouTuber circulated the false claim that Newgon and other sites such as [[BoyChat]] and [[MEDAL]] point to illegal material.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyAVCIJj_aM False claims via YouTube video]</ref>

	====''Yesmap server'' and ''Newgon Information Center''====		====''Yesmap server'' and ''Newgon Information Center''====

Jim Burton: /* Post 2021 reopening: Deradicalisation and anti-censorship */

2025-10-13T18:45:35Z

Post 2021 reopening: Deradicalisation and anti-censorship

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	*Newgon, and its staff have it appears been successful in getting academics such as [[Michael Salter]] and [[Gemma Ahearne]] to delete potentially compromising tweets. While this did happen after Newgon or its members drew attention to them, it is a very hard thing to verify.		*Newgon, and its staff have it appears been successful in getting academics such as [[Michael Salter]] and [[Gemma Ahearne]] to delete potentially compromising tweets. While this did happen after Newgon or its members drew attention to them, it is a very hard thing to verify.
	*Newgon has used its "site notice" feature to good effect, calling out scams such as minorattractedpersons.org, an initiative that used a video featuring a therapist and MAP-ally to solicit compromising personal information from users. It has drawn attention to [["Pedophile Activism" hoaxes\|campaigns]] designed to discredit the MAP Community on Twitter. For many months, Newgon led with an exclusive English translation of a story highlighting the plight of [[Essay:The Gruesome Consequences of a Hysterical Witch Hunt\|the Uittenbogaards]], a MAP-Gay couple who have faced injustices after exiling themselves to South America.		*Newgon has used its "site notice" feature to good effect, calling out scams such as minorattractedpersons.org, an initiative that used a video featuring a therapist and MAP-ally to solicit compromising personal information from users. It has drawn attention to [["Pedophile Activism" hoaxes\|campaigns]] designed to discredit the MAP Community on Twitter. For many months, Newgon led with an exclusive English translation of a story highlighting the plight of [[Essay:The Gruesome Consequences of a Hysterical Witch Hunt\|the Uittenbogaards]], a MAP-Gay couple who have faced injustices after exiling themselves to South America.
			*In 2025, Newgon became the first Wiki, or informational website to host an overview article on the subject of [[Police Sexual Misconduct]] in the English Language.

	====''Yesmap server'' and ''Newgon Information Center''====		====''Yesmap server'' and ''Newgon Information Center''====

Jim Burton: /* Post 2021 reopening: Deradicalisation and anti-censorship */

2025-09-08T18:20:33Z

Post 2021 reopening: Deradicalisation and anti-censorship

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	[[File:Newgonbaby.png\|thumb\|Auto-generated baby name "Newgon".]]		[[File:Newgonbaby.png\|thumb\|Auto-generated baby name "Newgon".]]

	Newgon financially and materially supports initiatives which expand the [[Minor attracted community]], including counteracting [[censorship]].		Newgon financially and materially supports initiatives which expand the [[Minor attracted community]], including counteracting [[censorship]]. It was coincidentally in this era that many attempts were made to "take down Newgon", both from [[antis]] and [[anti-contact]] MAPs. All of these were not informed by a proper understanding of who runs Newgon, how it repeatedly resists censorship, and subsequently, the attempts failed.

	In some instances, volunteers for Newgon-supported projects have attempted to deradicalise new members. In 2023, three such volunteers "talked down" a chat user who was intending to unleash a sock-farm of troll accounts peddling illegal material on the [[Virtuous Pedophiles]] forum, and report the site to authorities.		In some instances, volunteers for Newgon-supported projects have attempted to deradicalise new members. In 2023, three such volunteers "talked down" a chat user who was intending to unleash a sock-farm of troll accounts peddling illegal material on the [[Virtuous Pedophiles]] forum, and report the site to authorities.

Jim Burton at 18:12, 8 September 2025

2025-09-08T18:12:49Z

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	While Newgon opposes all offending, their pro-[[Youth Rights\|youth rights]] agenda favors a revised [[Ethos of Newgon\|elective age of consent at 12]]. Newgon maintains that what for MAPs is a self-interested position is nevertheless "[[Research\|evidence-based]]" - pointing to the testimony of MAP Allies and researchers. The website makes repeated references to adults' [[Accounts and Testimonies\|positive testimonies]] of sexual relationships in their youth; controversially arguing that they should be treated as ''de-facto'' youth-advocacy. [[Youth Perspectives\|Youth perspectives]] are also encouraged and permitted in public discussions, since the site has strict controls against "adult material" and is supported by [[UNCRC\|international conventions]] and other human rights agreements operative in the relevant jurisdictions.		While Newgon opposes all offending, their pro-[[Youth Rights\|youth rights]] agenda favors a revised [[Ethos of Newgon\|elective age of consent at 12]]. Newgon maintains that what for MAPs is a self-interested position is nevertheless "[[Research\|evidence-based]]" - pointing to the testimony of MAP Allies and researchers. The website makes repeated references to adults' [[Accounts and Testimonies\|positive testimonies]] of sexual relationships in their youth; controversially arguing that they should be treated as ''de-facto'' youth-advocacy. [[Youth Perspectives\|Youth perspectives]] are also encouraged and permitted in public discussions, since the site has strict controls against "adult material" and is supported by [[UNCRC\|international conventions]] and other human rights agreements operative in the relevant jurisdictions.

	~~==''"Newgooner"'' label==~~

	Used primarily on [[Pediverse\|fediverse]], the ''"Newgooner"'' label (a portmanteau of Newgon and Gooner<ref>[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the%20gooner UD: Gooner]</ref>) is often employed in a pejorative manner to describe a radically and unapologetically [[pro-c]] individual who lacks self-awareness, sometimes expressing unfashionable [[Wikipedia:Heterodoxy\|heterodox]] political opinions. "Newgooners", often assumed to be [[PCMA]] members, are seen as being able to engage in long, heated and detailed philosophical discussions, using sophistry to confuse their opponents. More basic Newgooners can be found on imageboards, Reddit and Quora, denouncing the "Sex Fascists". In some cases, the label has been adopted ironically by Fedi users on some of the more marginal servers.

	==Criticism==		==Criticism==
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	Opinions in [[PCMA]] as to the content of NewgonWiki have taken a sometimes negative turn since Newgon phased out Matrix support. Newgon has attempted to pad out some high traffic indexes and articles with stock photography in order to aid reader retention, a move which was ridiculed by some PCMA members, with one suggesting the use of [[Wikipedia:Corporate Memphis\|corporate Allegra art]] in its place.		Opinions in [[PCMA]] as to the content of NewgonWiki have taken a sometimes negative turn since Newgon phased out Matrix support. Newgon has attempted to pad out some high traffic indexes and articles with stock photography in order to aid reader retention, a move which was ridiculed by some PCMA members, with one suggesting the use of [[Wikipedia:Corporate Memphis\|corporate Allegra art]] in its place.

			===''"Newgooner"'' label===

			Used primarily on [[Pediverse\|fediverse]], the ''"Newgooner"'' label (a portmanteau of Newgon and Gooner<ref>[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the%20gooner UD: Gooner]</ref>) is often employed in a pejorative manner to describe a radically and unapologetically [[pro-c]] individual who lacks self-awareness, sometimes expressing unfashionable [[Wikipedia:Heterodoxy\|heterodox]] political opinions. "Newgooners", often assumed to be [[PCMA]] members, are seen as being able to engage in long, heated and detailed philosophical discussions, using sophistry to confuse their opponents. More basic Newgooners can be found on imageboards, Reddit and Quora, denouncing the "Sex Fascists". In some cases, the label has been adopted ironically by Fedi users on some of the more marginal servers.

	===Criticism from Antifeminist, Youth Rights, Antisocial Feminist, Anarchist and Paraphile MAP activists===		===Criticism from Antifeminist, Youth Rights, Antisocial Feminist, Anarchist and Paraphile MAP activists===

Jim Burton: /* Deradicalisation */

2025-09-08T18:11:50Z

Deradicalisation

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	Used primarily on [[Pediverse\|fediverse]], the ''"Newgooner"'' label (a portmanteau of Newgon and Gooner<ref>[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the%20gooner UD: Gooner]</ref>) is often employed in a pejorative manner to describe a radically and unapologetically [[pro-c]] individual who lacks self-awareness, sometimes expressing unfashionable [[Wikipedia:Heterodoxy\|heterodox]] political opinions. "Newgooners", often assumed to be [[PCMA]] members, are seen as being able to engage in long, heated and detailed philosophical discussions, using sophistry to confuse their opponents. More basic Newgooners can be found on imageboards, Reddit and Quora, denouncing the "Sex Fascists". In some cases, the label has been adopted ironically by Fedi users on some of the more marginal servers.		Used primarily on [[Pediverse\|fediverse]], the ''"Newgooner"'' label (a portmanteau of Newgon and Gooner<ref>[https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the%20gooner UD: Gooner]</ref>) is often employed in a pejorative manner to describe a radically and unapologetically [[pro-c]] individual who lacks self-awareness, sometimes expressing unfashionable [[Wikipedia:Heterodoxy\|heterodox]] political opinions. "Newgooners", often assumed to be [[PCMA]] members, are seen as being able to engage in long, heated and detailed philosophical discussions, using sophistry to confuse their opponents. More basic Newgooners can be found on imageboards, Reddit and Quora, denouncing the "Sex Fascists". In some cases, the label has been adopted ironically by Fedi users on some of the more marginal servers.

	~~==Deradicalisation==~~

	In some instances, volunteers for Newgon-supported projects have attempted to deradicalise new members. In 2023, three such volunteers "talked down" a chat user who was intending to unleash a sock-farm of troll accounts peddling illegal material on the [[Virtuous Pedophiles]] forum, and report the site to authorities.

	==Criticism==		==Criticism==

Jim Burton: /* Notability */

2025-09-08T18:10:05Z

Notability

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	Admin/host and contributor to the original forums - was not widely seen other than on Wikipedia. Is now an Editor, but served as Strategic Lead from 2021-24.		Admin/host and contributor to the original forums - was not widely seen other than on Wikipedia. Is now an Editor, but served as Strategic Lead from 2021-24.

	==Notability==		==Notability and achievements==

			===Language development===

	Newgon is notable for being the first website to host an article defining a [[Minor Attracted Person\|MAP]], and has been cited in academic and legal documents, as well as various media.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Satris \|first=Michael \|date=2009-10-16 \|title=Answer Brief on The Merits \|work=(in re. Miguel Molina) \|url=https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/S173260_4_petitioners_answer_brief_on_the_merits.pdf \|access-date=2023-05-12 \|website=Courts.ca.gov \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ribeiro \|first=Wendell \|date=2023-04-22 \|title=Ativismo Pedófilo: Breve Histórico e Reivindicações \|work=ResearchGate\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370202231_Ativismo_Pedofilo_Breve_Historico_e_Reivindicacoes \|access-date=2023-05-12 \|website=[[ResearchGate]] \|language=Portugese}}</ref><ref>[https://truereport.net/allarme-pedofilia-si-tenta-la-legalizzazione/ MAP o Pedofili? La neolingua per normalizzare la pedofilia]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSa8GcedzEU ¡UNA WIKI PERTURBADORA!]</ref> As detailed in the [[Minor Attracted Person (archive research)\|article]], Newgon's cofounder, '''Daniel Lievre''' and supporting contributor, '''BLueRibbon''' were the first authors to regularly use the term, on a now defunct blog known as '''ANU'''/'''ATC''' ([[AttractedToChildren.org]]) in early 2007. The term became somewhat popular in the community, entering academic parlance via organizations such as [[B4U-ACT]], who had already previously contributed to the success of the parent term, "Minor Attracted Adult", which was cited in some academic works. "MAP" first entered the public arena in 2018 via social media, and gained widespread attention in 2022. Newgon is also responsible for publishing the first concept of a gradient '''[[MAP Flag\|Flag for MAPs]]''', with a less well-known prior concept similar to the present one being submitted to an incomplete [[Flag proposal 2009\|2009 competition for a united symbol]].		Newgon is notable for being the first website to host an article defining a [[Minor Attracted Person\|MAP]], and has been cited in academic and legal documents, as well as various media.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Satris \|first=Michael \|date=2009-10-16 \|title=Answer Brief on The Merits \|work=(in re. Miguel Molina) \|url=https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/S173260_4_petitioners_answer_brief_on_the_merits.pdf \|access-date=2023-05-12 \|website=Courts.ca.gov \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ribeiro \|first=Wendell \|date=2023-04-22 \|title=Ativismo Pedófilo: Breve Histórico e Reivindicações \|work=ResearchGate\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370202231_Ativismo_Pedofilo_Breve_Historico_e_Reivindicacoes \|access-date=2023-05-12 \|website=[[ResearchGate]] \|language=Portugese}}</ref><ref>[https://truereport.net/allarme-pedofilia-si-tenta-la-legalizzazione/ MAP o Pedofili? La neolingua per normalizzare la pedofilia]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSa8GcedzEU ¡UNA WIKI PERTURBADORA!]</ref> As detailed in the [[Minor Attracted Person (archive research)\|article]], Newgon's cofounder, '''Daniel Lievre''' and supporting contributor, '''BLueRibbon''' were the first authors to regularly use the term, on a now defunct blog known as '''ANU'''/'''ATC''' ([[AttractedToChildren.org]]) in early 2007. The term became somewhat popular in the community, entering academic parlance via organizations such as [[B4U-ACT]], who had already previously contributed to the success of the parent term, "Minor Attracted Adult", which was cited in some academic works. "MAP" first entered the public arena in 2018 via social media, and gained widespread attention in 2022. Newgon is also responsible for publishing the first concept of a gradient '''[[MAP Flag\|Flag for MAPs]]''', with a less well-known prior concept similar to the present one being submitted to an incomplete [[Flag proposal 2009\|2009 competition for a united symbol]].

	===Pre-2014 ~~Archiving~~===		===Pre-2014 closure/archiving: Agitation===

	*In an article that quoted [[Wikipedia:Neal Baer\|Neal Baer]], the producer of [[Law and Order: SVU]], the [[Homosexuality\|gay]] news site afterelton.com claimed that a 2009 ''Hardwired'' edition featured a "pedophile rights group" based on Newgon.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026142121/http://www.afterelton.com/TV/2009/10/law-order-pedophile-rights-episode?page=0,1 Afterelton Web Archive], and [https://fstube.net/w/iysE5QJP6T2gzaqf4Fzi8s Episode in full]</ref> Our founder was portrayed as the "pedo-rights kingpin" Kevin O'Donnell, played by Garret Dillahunt.<ref>[https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Kevin_O%27Donnell_(Law_%26_Order:_SVU) Kevin O'Donnell]</ref>		*In an article that quoted [[Wikipedia:Neal Baer\|Neal Baer]], the producer of [[Law and Order: SVU]], the [[Homosexuality\|gay]] news site afterelton.com claimed that a 2009 ''Hardwired'' edition featured a "pedophile rights group" based on Newgon.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026142121/http://www.afterelton.com/TV/2009/10/law-order-pedophile-rights-episode?page=0,1 Afterelton Web Archive], and [https://fstube.net/w/iysE5QJP6T2gzaqf4Fzi8s Episode in full]</ref> Our founder was portrayed as the "pedo-rights kingpin" Kevin O'Donnell, played by Garret Dillahunt.<ref>[https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Kevin_O%27Donnell_(Law_%26_Order:_SVU) Kevin O'Donnell]</ref>
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	*The site was a favorite with Google Groups polemicists and has been criticized repeatedly on [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] itself. It has been listed on various Dark Web directories/Hidden Services and Hidden Wikis (onion sites).		*The site was a favorite with Google Groups polemicists and has been criticized repeatedly on [[Wikipedia censorship of MAP related topics\|Wikipedia]] itself. It has been listed on various Dark Web directories/Hidden Services and Hidden Wikis (onion sites).

	===Post 2021 ~~Reopening~~===		===Post 2021 reopening: Deradicalisation and anti-censorship===
	[[File:Newgonbaby.png\|thumb\|Auto-generated baby name "Newgon".]]		[[File:Newgonbaby.png\|thumb\|Auto-generated baby name "Newgon".]]

	*Materials produced by the site have been shared by some alternative right trolls in an effort to sow confusion and division among their opponents (often mainstream Liberals and the LGBT community). This, among other things led to misinformation suggesting that the site was an operation of 4chan, or associated with such users.		Newgon financially and materially supports initiatives which expand the [[Minor attracted community]], including counteracting [[censorship]].
	*MAP awareness raising on [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]] saw an increase in Newgon.net references and meme usage post 2021. The organization is often suspected of being involved in [[pro-c]] agitating within the [[MAP Movement]], and is considered off-limits on certain forums because of its stance.<ref>[https://forum.prostasia.org/t/requesting-resources-like-memes-and-infographics-to-share-with-others-on-the-topic-of-hebe-ephebophilia/2672/5 Prostasia Fdn, Moderation position re. Newgon]</ref> In reality, Newgon, until 2023, provided resources/information to an activist cell called '''[[Help:Joining PCMA chat\|PCMA]]''', which seeks to make it easier for MAPs to conduct awareness-raising campaigns online, be they related to pro-c or agnostic modes of activism.
			In some instances, volunteers for Newgon-supported projects have attempted to deradicalise new members. In 2023, three such volunteers "talked down" a chat user who was intending to unleash a sock-farm of troll accounts peddling illegal material on the [[Virtuous Pedophiles]] forum, and report the site to authorities.

			*Materials produced by the site have been shared by some alternative-right trolls in an effort to sow confusion and division among their opponents (often mainstream Liberals and the LGBT community). This, among other things led to misinformation suggesting that the site was an operation of 4chan, or associated with such users.
			*MAP awareness raising on [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]] saw an increase in Newgon.net references and meme usage post 2021. The organization is often suspected of being involved in [[pro-c]] agitating within the [[MAP Movement]], and is considered off-limits on certain forums because of its stance.<ref>[https://forum.prostasia.org/t/requesting-resources-like-memes-and-infographics-to-share-with-others-on-the-topic-of-hebe-ephebophilia/2672/5 Prostasia Fdn, Moderation position re. Newgon]</ref> In reality, Newgon, until 2023, provided resources/information to an activist cell called '''[[Help:Joining PCMA chat\|PCMA]]''', which seeks to make it easier for MAPs to conduct awareness-raising campaigns online, be they related to pro-c or agnostic modes of activism. PCMA was successful in this period, drawing millions of impressions to MAP-sympathetic content, and is still active today, without the direct involvement of Newgon.
	[[File:Soyteens.png\|thumb\|Soyjak artists start a supposed doxxing campaign against Newgon. It is hard to tell how serious they were about this endeavor]]		[[File:Soyteens.png\|thumb\|Soyjak artists start a supposed doxxing campaign against Newgon. It is hard to tell how serious they were about this endeavor]]
			*In 2021, the organization successfully pushed for Andrew Lambakis to remove a defamatory and unsupported claim from his profile - namely that [[Allyn Walker]] was a pedophile.
	*In early May, 2022, Newgon briefly ran a Twitter account at '''@NewgonOrg''' - gaining almost 100 followers over a 3-day period, and 15-35 likes on some of its content. Despite posting a mixture of research, anti-[[Research: The Dangers of Stigma\|stigma]] and moderate pro-choice material, the account was soon suspended after a mass-report campaign. Newgon re-created their Twitter account in August 2022, as '''@Newgon2007''', lasting for just over three weeks before being suspended on 100 followers. The content of the second account was almost entirely composed of retweets without comment. Newgon immediately created an account under '''@MAPSafety''', aimed at distributing a list of 200+ harassers to Minor Attracted People in order to prevent specious mass-report campaigns and censorship, but it was again banned. Newgon again created a Twitter account '''@NewgonOrg2007''' in the wake of free-speech advocate, Elon Musk's takeover in late October/early November, 2022. In this instance, the organization accused the conspiracy-fringe child protection campaigner [[Alaric Naudé]] of circulating lies that necessitated their re-emergence, laid into [[Jon Uhler]] as a "religious lunatic" and took responsibility for a range of viralized psy-ops that took place over the preceding 10 months, stating that they were carried out in response to censorship. The account requested to enter into a "dialogue" with the incoming content-moderation committee over the Terms of Service, with the implicit offer being their withdrawal from those "baiting" strategies.<ref>[https://archive.ph/3noXf NewgonOrg2007 archive]</ref> This account was suspended in late January, 2023.		*In early May, 2022, Newgon briefly ran a Twitter account at '''@NewgonOrg''' - gaining almost 100 followers over a 3-day period, and 15-35 likes on some of its content. Despite posting a mixture of research, anti-[[Research: The Dangers of Stigma\|stigma]] and moderate pro-choice material, the account was soon suspended after a mass-report campaign. Newgon re-created their Twitter account in August 2022, as '''@Newgon2007''', lasting for just over three weeks before being suspended on 100 followers. The content of the second account was almost entirely composed of retweets without comment. Newgon immediately created an account under '''@MAPSafety''', aimed at distributing a list of 200+ harassers to Minor Attracted People in order to prevent specious mass-report campaigns and censorship, but it was again banned. Newgon again created a Twitter account '''@NewgonOrg2007''' in the wake of free-speech advocate, Elon Musk's takeover in late October/early November, 2022. In this instance, the organization accused the conspiracy-fringe child protection campaigner [[Alaric Naudé]] of circulating lies that necessitated their re-emergence, laid into [[Jon Uhler]] as a "religious lunatic" and took responsibility for a range of viralized psy-ops that took place over the preceding 10 months, stating that they were carried out in response to censorship. The account requested to enter into a "dialogue" with the incoming content-moderation committee over the Terms of Service, with the implicit offer being their withdrawal from those "baiting" strategies.<ref>[https://archive.ph/3noXf NewgonOrg2007 archive]</ref> This account was suspended in late January, 2023.
	*Towards the end of August, 2023, Newgon was subjected to an unsophisticated attack by "Soyteens" from chan-culture boards concerned with the creation and posting of Soyjak memes. The site sustained no damage and suffered no downtime - angering some users.<ref>One of a number of threads on soyjaks.party (soyjak.party was taken offline just before this) - [https://soyjaks.party/soy/thread/4502019.html We should take down Newgon]</ref>		*Towards the end of August, 2023, Newgon was subjected to an unsophisticated attack by "Soyteens" from chan-culture boards concerned with the creation and posting of Soyjak memes. The site sustained no damage and suffered no downtime - angering some users.<ref>One of a number of threads on soyjaks.party (soyjak.party was taken offline just before this) - [https://soyjaks.party/soy/thread/4502019.html We should take down Newgon]</ref>
	*Wikipedia's inaccurate claim<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_pedophile_advocacy_organizations&oldid=1154998086 Diff of deletionist editor Crossroads' inaccurate profiling of Newgon, which fails to attribute opinions to the author]</ref> that Newgon presents part of it's platform as "pedophile rights" has been repeated in the Jamaican media.<ref>[https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/commentary/20240319/michael-abrahams-push-normalise-paedophilia Michael Abrahams \| The push to normalise paedophilia]</ref>		*Newgon was featured on Wikipedia. Their inaccurate claim<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_pedophile_advocacy_organizations&oldid=1154998086 Diff of deletionist editor Crossroads' inaccurate profiling of Newgon, which fails to attribute opinions to the author]</ref> that Newgon presents part of it's platform as "pedophile rights" has been repeated in the Jamaican media.<ref>[https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/commentary/20240319/michael-abrahams-push-normalise-paedophilia Michael Abrahams \| The push to normalise paedophilia]</ref>
	*Newgon ~~financially~~ and ~~materially supports initiatives which expand the~~ [[~~Minor attracted community~~]], ~~including counteracting~~ [[~~censorship~~]].		*Newgon, and its staff have it appears been successful in getting academics such as [[Michael Salter]] and [[Gemma Ahearne]] to delete potentially compromising tweets. While this did happen after Newgon or its members drew attention to them, it is a very hard thing to verify.
			*Newgon has used its "site notice" feature to good effect, calling out scams such as minorattractedpersons.org, an initiative that used a video featuring a therapist and MAP-ally to solicit compromising personal information from users. It has drawn attention to [["Pedophile Activism" hoaxes\|campaigns]] designed to discredit the MAP Community on Twitter. For many months, Newgon led with an exclusive English translation of a story highlighting the plight of [[Essay:The Gruesome Consequences of a Hysterical Witch Hunt\|the Uittenbogaards]], a MAP-Gay couple who have faced injustices after exiling themselves to South America.

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	Much of the criticism surrounding Newgon spans from a failure to understand the purpose and scope of an encyclopaedia or information resource, and a failure to divorce this from organizational activities, which are in turn far more limited and variable than most critics appear to believe. Among MAPs requesting the modification or removal of content from NewgonWiki, there is sometimes an expectation that NewgonWiki (a site ran by private individuals) must be in some way accountable or answerable to them, as it will be seen as representative of MAPs as a group. Notably, Newgon's present day activities revolve around publishing, and publishing alone, yet the term "Newgon" is often used loosely, as if the critic were describing a cult or mythological entity. [[Mu]] as a project has often been confused with Newgon, due to the presence of one individual, ~~Newgon~~'s editor Jim Burton.		Much of the criticism surrounding Newgon spans from a failure to understand the purpose and scope of an encyclopaedia or information resource, and a failure to divorce this from organizational activities, which are in turn far more limited and variable than most critics appear to believe. Among MAPs requesting the modification or removal of content from NewgonWiki, there is sometimes an expectation that NewgonWiki (a site ran by private individuals) must be in some way accountable or answerable to them, as it will be seen as representative of MAPs as a group. Notably, Newgon's present day activities revolve around publishing, and publishing alone, yet the term "Newgon" is often used loosely, as if the critic were describing a cult or mythological entity. [[Mu]] as a project has often been confused with Newgon, due to the presence of one individual, NewgonWiki's editor Jim Burton.

	Opinions in [[PCMA]] as to the content of NewgonWiki have taken a sometimes negative turn since Newgon phased out Matrix support. Newgon has attempted to pad out some high traffic indexes and articles with stock photography in order to aid reader retention, a move which was ridiculed by some PCMA members, with one suggesting the use of [[Wikipedia:Corporate Memphis\|corporate Allegra art]] in its place.		Opinions in [[PCMA]] as to the content of NewgonWiki have taken a sometimes negative turn since Newgon phased out Matrix support. Newgon has attempted to pad out some high traffic indexes and articles with stock photography in order to aid reader retention, a move which was ridiculed by some PCMA members, with one suggesting the use of [[Wikipedia:Corporate Memphis\|corporate Allegra art]] in its place.