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	==="8 March Principles" saga===		==="8 March Principles" saga===
			[[File:Screenshot 2025-04-04-20-44-33-777.jpeg\|thumb\|2020 take on Age of Consent (separate from the 2023 controversy)]]
	A 2023 controversy arose on social media<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/un-backed-legal-recommendations-normalize-sex-minors-critics-say New UN-backed legal recommendations normalize sex with minors, outraged critics say]</ref> following the publication of new legal principles problematizing the idea that adolescents are inherently unable to [[consent]], including to sex:		A 2023 controversy arose on social media<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/un-backed-legal-recommendations-normalize-sex-minors-critics-say New UN-backed legal recommendations normalize sex with minors, outraged critics say]</ref> following the publication of new legal principles problematizing the idea that adolescents are inherently unable to [[consent]], including to sex:

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	In 2021, a UNICEF publication concerning [[Research: The effects of pornography\|the effects of pornography]] on young people<ref>[http://c-fam.org/wp-content/uploads/Digital-Age-Assurance-Tools-and-Childrens-Rights-Online-across-the-Globe.pdf Digital Age Assurance Tools and Children’s Rights Online across the Globe.] A Discussion Paper.</ref> caused a controversy,<ref>[https://tribuneonlineng.com/fact-check-did-unicef-say-blocking-childrens-access-to-pornography-constitute-human-rights-infringement/ Fact check on the porn controversy]</ref> by stating:		In 2021, a UNICEF publication concerning [[Research: The effects of pornography\|the effects of pornography]] on young people<ref>[http://c-fam.org/wp-content/uploads/Digital-Age-Assurance-Tools-and-Childrens-Rights-Online-across-the-Globe.pdf Digital Age Assurance Tools and Children’s Rights Online across the Globe.] A Discussion Paper.</ref> caused a controversy,<ref>[https://tribuneonlineng.com/fact-check-did-unicef-say-blocking-childrens-access-to-pornography-constitute-human-rights-infringement/ Fact check on the porn controversy]</ref> by stating:
	::''"There are several different kinds of risks and harms that have been linked to children’s exposure to pornography, but there is no consensus on the degree to which pornography is harmful to children. [...] As discussed above, the evidence is inconsistent, and there is currently no universal agreement on the nature and extent of the harm caused to children by viewing content classified as pornography. However, policymakers in several countries have deemed that children should not be able to access commercial pornography websites designed for users aged over 18."''
			<blockquote>''There are several different kinds of risks and harms that have been linked to children’s exposure to pornography, but there is no consensus on the degree to which pornography is harmful to children.'' [...] ''As discussed above, the evidence is inconsistent, and there is currently no universal agreement on the nature and extent of the harm caused to children by viewing content classified as pornography. However, policymakers in several countries have deemed that children should not be able to access commercial pornography websites designed for users aged over 18.''</blockquote>

	==="8 March Principles" saga===		==="8 March Principles" saga===

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	==Of relevance to MAPs==		==Of relevance to MAPs==

	The UN and associated international NGOs such as [[ECPAT]] and [[UNICEF]] have been central in attempts to globalize the [[Research: Cognitive ability\|unscientific]] concept of "all persons 0-18 being children, everywhere, at all times".<ref>[https://www.unicef.org/media/66731/file/Terminology-guidelines.pdf#396922.indd%3AA.1.%20Definitions%20in%20legally%20binding%20instruments%085%3A301 Terminology guidelines		:''For a string of controversies, see [[UNICEF]].''
	For the protection of children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse]</ref> One notable aspect of the UN's recent campaigning on this topic has been a pivot towards using "violence against children", or "sexual violence" as opposed to "[[Child Sexual Abuse]]".
			The UN and associated international NGOs such as [[ECPAT]] and [[UNICEF]] have been central in attempts to globalize the [[Research: Cognitive ability\|unscientific]] concept of "all persons 0-18 being children, everywhere, at all times".<ref>[https://www.unicef.org/media/66731/file/Terminology-guidelines.pdf#396922.indd%3AA.1.%20Definitions%20in%20legally%20binding%20instruments%085%3A301 Terminology guidelines For the protection of children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse]</ref> One notable aspect of the UN's recent campaigning on this topic has been a pivot towards using "violence against children", or "sexual violence" as opposed to "[[Child Sexual Abuse]]".

			Owing to its size, the UN has been caught up in numerous embarrassing controversies, for example including hundreds of allegations against peacekeeping staff who it appears had developed a culture of using child and youth sex workers.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/africa-arrests-united-nations-only-on-ap-e6ebc331460345c5abd4f57d77f535c1 AP Exclusive: UN child sex ring left victims but no arrests]</ref>

	===Anti-fiction positions===		===Anti-fiction positions===

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	In 2022, a PSA entitled "Playdate with a Predator"<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/36KtAtX7zs6tohTfNnKQYQ Playdate with a Predator]</ref> was released on social media by the UN's ''Global Partnership and Fund to End Violence Against Children'', in partnership with Microsoft, [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]], TikTok and Roblox. The short 30-second video, one of two PSAs, recycled [[Pedophobia\|old tropes]] about "online pedophiles", including an appeal to gender ambiguity.		In 2022, a PSA entitled "Playdate with a Predator"<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/36KtAtX7zs6tohTfNnKQYQ Playdate with a Predator]</ref> was released on social media by the UN's ''Global Partnership and Fund to End Violence Against Children'', in partnership with Microsoft, [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]], TikTok and Roblox. The short 30-second video, one of two PSAs, recycled [[Pedophobia\|old tropes]] about "online pedophiles", including an appeal to gender ambiguity.

			In 2021, a UNICEF publication concerning [[Research: The effects of pornography\|the effects of pornography]] on young people<ref>[http://c-fam.org/wp-content/uploads/Digital-Age-Assurance-Tools-and-Childrens-Rights-Online-across-the-Globe.pdf Digital Age Assurance Tools and Children’s Rights Online across the Globe.] A Discussion Paper.</ref> caused a controversy,<ref>[https://tribuneonlineng.com/fact-check-did-unicef-say-blocking-childrens-access-to-pornography-constitute-human-rights-infringement/ Fact check on the porn controversy]</ref> by stating:
			::''"There are several different kinds of risks and harms that have been linked to children’s exposure to pornography, but there is no consensus on the degree to which pornography is harmful to children. [...] As discussed above, the evidence is inconsistent, and there is currently no universal agreement on the nature and extent of the harm caused to children by viewing content classified as pornography. However, policymakers in several countries have deemed that children should not be able to access commercial pornography websites designed for users aged over 18."''

	==="8 March Principles" saga===		==="8 March Principles" saga===

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	The UN and associated international NGOs such as [[ECPAT]] and [[UNICEF]] have been central in attempts to globalize the [[Research: Cognitive ability\|unscientific]] concept of "all persons 0-18 being children, everywhere, at all times".<ref>[https://www.unicef.org/media/66731/file/Terminology-guidelines.pdf#396922.indd%3AA.1.%20Definitions%20in%20legally%20binding%20instruments%085%3A301 Terminology guidelines		The UN and associated international NGOs such as [[ECPAT]] and [[UNICEF]] have been central in attempts to globalize the [[Research: Cognitive ability\|unscientific]] concept of "all persons 0-18 being children, everywhere, at all times".<ref>[https://www.unicef.org/media/66731/file/Terminology-guidelines.pdf#396922.indd%3AA.1.%20Definitions%20in%20legally%20binding%20instruments%085%3A301 Terminology guidelines
	For the protection of children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse]</ref> One notable aspect of the UN's recent campaigning on this topic has been a pivot towards using "violence against children", or "sexual violence" as opposed to "[[Child Sexual Abuse]]".		For the protection of children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse]</ref> One notable aspect of the UN's recent campaigning on this topic has been a pivot towards using "violence against children", or "sexual violence" as opposed to "[[Child Sexual Abuse]]".

			===Anti-fiction positions===

	In 2019, the UN issued updated guidelines on the implementation of the UNCRC's optional protocol on child exploitation. These included encouraging states to "include in their legal provisions regarding child sexual abuse material (child pornography) representations of non-existing children or of persons appearing to be children".<ref>[https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g19/268/13/pdf/g1926813.pdf?token=IwAESzli1D53DlbEAc&fe=true Guidelines regarding the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (at 63.)]</ref>		In 2019, the UN issued updated guidelines on the implementation of the UNCRC's optional protocol on child exploitation. These included encouraging states to "include in their legal provisions regarding child sexual abuse material (child pornography) representations of non-existing children or of persons appearing to be children".<ref>[https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g19/268/13/pdf/g1926813.pdf?token=IwAESzli1D53DlbEAc&fe=true Guidelines regarding the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (at 63.)]</ref>

			===Positions on young people and tech===

	In 2022, a PSA entitled "Playdate with a Predator"<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/36KtAtX7zs6tohTfNnKQYQ Playdate with a Predator]</ref> was released on social media by the UN's ''Global Partnership and Fund to End Violence Against Children'', in partnership with Microsoft, [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]], TikTok and Roblox. The short 30-second video, one of two PSAs, recycled [[Pedophobia\|old tropes]] about "online pedophiles", including an appeal to gender ambiguity.		In 2022, a PSA entitled "Playdate with a Predator"<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/36KtAtX7zs6tohTfNnKQYQ Playdate with a Predator]</ref> was released on social media by the UN's ''Global Partnership and Fund to End Violence Against Children'', in partnership with Microsoft, [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]], TikTok and Roblox. The short 30-second video, one of two PSAs, recycled [[Pedophobia\|old tropes]] about "online pedophiles", including an appeal to gender ambiguity.

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	==Of relevance to MAPs==		==Of relevance to MAPs==

	The UN and associated international NGOs such as [[ECPAT]] and [[UNICEF]] have been central in attempts to globalize the [[Research: Cognitive ability\|unscientific]] concept of "all persons 0-18 being children, everywhere, at all times". One notable aspect of the UN's recent campaigning on this topic has been a pivot towards using "violence against children", or "sexual violence" as opposed to "[[Child Sexual Abuse]]".		The UN and associated international NGOs such as [[ECPAT]] and [[UNICEF]] have been central in attempts to globalize the [[Research: Cognitive ability\|unscientific]] concept of "all persons 0-18 being children, everywhere, at all times".<ref>[https://www.unicef.org/media/66731/file/Terminology-guidelines.pdf#396922.indd%3AA.1.%20Definitions%20in%20legally%20binding%20instruments%085%3A301 Terminology guidelines
			For the protection of children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse]</ref> One notable aspect of the UN's recent campaigning on this topic has been a pivot towards using "violence against children", or "sexual violence" as opposed to "[[Child Sexual Abuse]]".

	In 2019, the UN issued updated guidelines on the implementation of the UNCRC's optional protocol on child exploitation. These included encouraging states to "include in their legal provisions regarding child sexual abuse material (child pornography) representations of non-existing children or of persons appearing to be children".<ref>[https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g19/268/13/pdf/g1926813.pdf?token=IwAESzli1D53DlbEAc&fe=true Guidelines regarding the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (at 63.)]</ref>		In 2019, the UN issued updated guidelines on the implementation of the UNCRC's optional protocol on child exploitation. These included encouraging states to "include in their legal provisions regarding child sexual abuse material (child pornography) representations of non-existing children or of persons appearing to be children".<ref>[https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g19/268/13/pdf/g1926813.pdf?token=IwAESzli1D53DlbEAc&fe=true Guidelines regarding the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (at 63.)]</ref>

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	In 2022, a PSA entitled "Playdate with a Predator"<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/36KtAtX7zs6tohTfNnKQYQ Playdate with a Predator]</ref> was released on social media by the UN's ''Global Partnership and Fund to End Violence Against Children'', in partnership with Microsoft, [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]], TikTok and Roblox. The short 30-second video, one of two PSAs, recycled [[Pedophobia\|old tropes]] about "online pedophiles", including an appeal to gender ambiguity.		In 2022, a PSA entitled "Playdate with a Predator"<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/36KtAtX7zs6tohTfNnKQYQ Playdate with a Predator]</ref> was released on social media by the UN's ''Global Partnership and Fund to End Violence Against Children'', in partnership with Microsoft, [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]], TikTok and Roblox. The short 30-second video, one of two PSAs, recycled [[Pedophobia\|old tropes]] about "online pedophiles", including an appeal to gender ambiguity.

	=="8 March Principles"==		==="8 March Principles" saga===

	A 2023 controversy arose on social media<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/un-backed-legal-recommendations-normalize-sex-minors-critics-say New UN-backed legal recommendations normalize sex with minors, outraged critics say]</ref> following the publication of new legal principles problematizing the idea that adolescents are inherently unable to [[consent]], including to sex:		A 2023 controversy arose on social media<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/un-backed-legal-recommendations-normalize-sex-minors-critics-say New UN-backed legal recommendations normalize sex with minors, outraged critics say]</ref> following the publication of new legal principles problematizing the idea that adolescents are inherently unable to [[consent]], including to sex:

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"8 March Principles"

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	</blockquote>		</blockquote>

	Conservatives, once again suggested ~~that~~ this was an attempt to "prepare" the public for the release of sensitive documents concerning [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s esteemed visitors.		Conservatives, once again suggested this was an attempt to "prepare" the public for the release of sensitive documents concerning [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s esteemed visitors.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	In 2019, the UN issued updated guidelines on the implementation of the UNCRC's optional protocol on child exploitation. These included encouraging states to "include in their legal provisions regarding child sexual abuse material (child pornography) representations of non-existing children or of persons appearing to be children".<ref>[https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g19/268/13/pdf/g1926813.pdf?token=IwAESzli1D53DlbEAc&fe=true Guidelines regarding the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (at 63.)]</ref>		In 2019, the UN issued updated guidelines on the implementation of the UNCRC's optional protocol on child exploitation. These included encouraging states to "include in their legal provisions regarding child sexual abuse material (child pornography) representations of non-existing children or of persons appearing to be children".<ref>[https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g19/268/13/pdf/g1926813.pdf?token=IwAESzli1D53DlbEAc&fe=true Guidelines regarding the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (at 63.)]</ref>

	In 2022, a PSA entitled "Playdate with a Predator"<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/36KtAtX7zs6tohTfNnKQYQ Playdate with a Predator]</ref> was released on social media by the UN's ''Global Partnership and Fund to End Violence Against Children'', in partnership with Microsoft, [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]], TikTok and Roblox. The short 30-second video, one of two PSAs, recycled old tropes about "online ~~predators~~".		In 2022, a PSA entitled "Playdate with a Predator"<ref>[https://fstube.net/w/36KtAtX7zs6tohTfNnKQYQ Playdate with a Predator]</ref> was released on social media by the UN's ''Global Partnership and Fund to End Violence Against Children'', in partnership with Microsoft, [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]], TikTok and Roblox. The short 30-second video, one of two PSAs, recycled [[Pedophobia\|old tropes]] about "online pedophiles", including an appeal to gender ambiguity.

	=="8 March Principles"==		=="8 March Principles"==

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	[[File:Incestinpeace.png\|thumb\|Typo on UN-Affiliated Twitter Account]]		__NOTOC__[[File:Incestinpeace.png\|thumb\|Typo on UN-Affiliated Twitter Account]]
	The '''United Nations''' (abbreviated '''UN''') was formed after WW2 to promote world peace. Since that point, the UN, its agencies and consultative network have undergone considerable expansion towards sometimes esoteric and obscure bureaucratic purviews, including child protection.		The '''United Nations''' (abbreviated '''UN''') was formed after WW2 to promote world peace. Since that point, the UN, its agencies and consultative network have undergone considerable expansion towards sometimes esoteric and obscure bureaucratic purviews, including child protection.