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	In 2022, the group was linked to a pamphleting campaign in the United Kingdom<ref>[https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/letter-non-offending-paedophile-planted-7347849 Bristol Post on the letter being reported to Police]</ref> by its own social media manager, Bly Rede. Radical feminists at Reduxx attempted to drum up hate against this, resulting in the banning of Virped's main account from [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]].<ref>[https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-organization-placing-propaganda-letters-in-uk-libraries/ Reduxx - Virped Pamphlet Campaign]</ref> It appears Virped had only just given Bly Rede access to their 7-year old Twitter account, and he then made a series of posts claiming that he was engaged in this campaign, oblivious to the risk this posed to the account. The account was permanently banned.		In 2022, the group was linked to a pamphleting campaign in the United Kingdom<ref>[https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/letter-non-offending-paedophile-planted-7347849 Bristol Post on the letter being reported to Police]</ref> by its own social media manager, Bly Rede. Radical feminists at Reduxx attempted to drum up hate against this, resulting in the banning of Virped's main account from [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]].<ref>[https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-organization-placing-propaganda-letters-in-uk-libraries/ Reduxx - Virped Pamphlet Campaign]</ref> It appears Virped had only just given Bly Rede access to their 7-year old Twitter account, and he then made a series of posts claiming that he was engaged in this campaign, oblivious to the risk this posed to the account. The account was permanently banned.

	Virped's secondary account ('''@virpedspeaks''') still continued to operate and post updates on a private, follower-only basis until around the turn of April and May 2023, when it was banned in the wake of Elon Musk's renewed crackdown against "child exploitation" accounts.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DrGTenbergen/status/1653498076445790214 G Tenbergen - Virped ban] It is of note that this was in the wake of the 2023 [[Alice Day]]/[[Youth Attracted Person]] controversy.</ref> In October 2023, undeterred by previous bans, Virped launched '''@virpedofficial''', which ~~has seen~~ minimal activity ~~as per Feb~~ 2024. It was subsequently removed, either by Virped, or again by Musk.		Virped's secondary account ('''@virpedspeaks''') still continued to operate and post updates on a private, follower-only basis until around the turn of April and May 2023, when it was banned in the wake of Elon Musk's renewed crackdown against "child exploitation" accounts.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DrGTenbergen/status/1653498076445790214 G Tenbergen - Virped ban] It is of note that this was in the wake of the 2023 [[Alice Day]]/[[Youth Attracted Person]] controversy.</ref> In October 2023, undeterred by previous bans, Virped launched '''@virpedofficial''', which saw minimal activity in 2024, sometimes book-ending Cantor's defenses of the organization. It was subsequently removed, either by Virped, or again by Musk, and no account has resurfaced in 2025.

	===Individuals===		===Individuals===

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	===Banning of various accounts from Twitter===		===Banning of various accounts from Twitter===

	In 2022, the group was linked to a pamphleting campaign in the United Kingdom<ref>[https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/letter-non-offending-paedophile-planted-7347849 Bristol Post on the letter being reported to Police]</ref> by its own social media manager, Bly Rede. Radical feminists at Reduxx attempted to drum up hate against this, resulting in the banning of Virped's main account from [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]].<ref>[https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-organization-placing-propaganda-letters-in-uk-libraries/ Reduxx - Virped Pamphlet Campaign]</ref> It appears Virped had only just given Bly Rede access to their 7-year old Twitter account, and he then made a series of posts claiming that he was engaged in this campaign, oblivious to the risk this posed to the account.		In 2022, the group was linked to a pamphleting campaign in the United Kingdom<ref>[https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/letter-non-offending-paedophile-planted-7347849 Bristol Post on the letter being reported to Police]</ref> by its own social media manager, Bly Rede. Radical feminists at Reduxx attempted to drum up hate against this, resulting in the banning of Virped's main account from [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]].<ref>[https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-organization-placing-propaganda-letters-in-uk-libraries/ Reduxx - Virped Pamphlet Campaign]</ref> It appears Virped had only just given Bly Rede access to their 7-year old Twitter account, and he then made a series of posts claiming that he was engaged in this campaign, oblivious to the risk this posed to the account. The account was permanently banned.

	Virped's secondary account ('''@virpedspeaks''') still continued to operate and post updates on a private, follower-only basis until around the turn of April and May 2023, when it was banned in the wake of Elon Musk's renewed crackdown against "child exploitation" accounts.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DrGTenbergen/status/1653498076445790214 G Tenbergen - Virped ban] It is of note that this was in the wake of the 2023 [[Alice Day]]/[[Youth Attracted Person]] controversy.</ref> In October 2023, undeterred by previous bans, Virped launched '''@virpedofficial''', which has seen minimal activity as per Feb 2024. It was subsequently removed, either by Virped, or again by Musk.		Virped's secondary account ('''@virpedspeaks''') still continued to operate and post updates on a private, follower-only basis until around the turn of April and May 2023, when it was banned in the wake of Elon Musk's renewed crackdown against "child exploitation" accounts.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DrGTenbergen/status/1653498076445790214 G Tenbergen - Virped ban] It is of note that this was in the wake of the 2023 [[Alice Day]]/[[Youth Attracted Person]] controversy.</ref> In October 2023, undeterred by previous bans, Virped launched '''@virpedofficial''', which has seen minimal activity as per Feb 2024. It was subsequently removed, either by Virped, or again by Musk.

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	===Social Media===		===Social Media===

	Virped ~~has~~ been active on Twitter for some time; '''@virpeds''' ~~has an account creation date of~~ October 2015~~, however, it was suspended in late August, 2022, following the pamphleting controversy mentioned later~~. Before the account even existed, they were given some support by [[James Cantor]], mentioned by CBC News, [[Karen Franklin]] and the [[Alfred Kinsey\|Kinsey Institute]].		Prior to their eventual suspension in late August, 2022 Virped had been active on Twitter/X for some time under the '''@virpeds''' handle, created October 2015. Before the account even existed, they were given some support on Twitter by [[James Cantor]], mentioned by CBC News, [[Karen Franklin]] and the [[Alfred Kinsey\|Kinsey Institute]].

	Virped employed a two-forked social media strategy on Twitter, using one account to collect followers and retweet the comments of another. This ~~appeared to be~~ a strategy to ~~avoid suspensions. It is a little-known fact that Virped's secondary~~ account ~~('''@virpedspeaks''') continued to operate on a private basis until around~~ the ~~turn~~ of ~~April and May 2023~~, ~~when it~~ was banned in the wake of Elon Musk's renewed wave of bans against "child exploitation" accounts.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DrGTenbergen/status/1653498076445790214 G Tenbergen - Virped ban] It is of note that this was in the wake of the 2023 [[Alice Day]]/[[Youth Attracted Person]] controversy.</ref> In October 2023, undeterred by previous bans, Virped launched '''@virpedofficial''', which has seen minimal activity as per Feb 2024.		Virped employed a two-forked social media strategy on Twitter, using one main account (@virpeds) to collect followers and retweet the comments of another (@virpedspeaks). This was a preemptive strategy to sacrifice the latter account in the event of suspension, but ultimately their main account was the first to be banned.

	==Controversies==		==Controversies==

	In some cases, [[pro-c]] MAPs have ~~criticised~~ the ~~organisation~~ when members stray from its strict guidelines.<ref>[https://www.brianribbon.com/home/virtuous-pedophiles-a-cult-that-needs-to-die Criticism on BrianRibbon.com]</ref> Others have characterised attacks on Virped as unhelpful.<ref>See BC threads, [https://boychat.org/messages/1643531.htm], [https://boychat.org/messages/1644122.htm], [https://boychat.org/messages/1644698.htm].</ref>		In some cases, [[pro-c]] MAPs have criticized the organization when members stray from its strict guidelines.<ref>[https://www.brianribbon.com/home/virtuous-pedophiles-a-cult-that-needs-to-die Criticism on BrianRibbon.com]</ref> Others have characterised attacks on Virped as unhelpful.<ref>See BC threads, [https://boychat.org/messages/1643531.htm], [https://boychat.org/messages/1644122.htm], [https://boychat.org/messages/1644698.htm].</ref>

	===Banning from Twitter===		===Banning of various accounts from Twitter===

	In 2022, the group was linked to a pamphleting campaign in the United Kingdom<ref>[https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/letter-non-offending-paedophile-planted-7347849 Bristol Post on the letter being reported to Police]</ref> by its own social media manager, Bly Rede. Radical feminists at Reduxx attempted to drum up hate against this, resulting in the banning of Virped's ~~public~~ account from [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]].<ref>[https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-organization-placing-propaganda-letters-in-uk-libraries/ Reduxx - Virped Pamphlet Campaign]</ref> It appears Virped had only just given Bly Rede access to their 7-year old Twitter account, and he then made a series of posts claiming that he was engaged in this campaign, oblivious to the risk this posed to the account.		In 2022, the group was linked to a pamphleting campaign in the United Kingdom<ref>[https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/letter-non-offending-paedophile-planted-7347849 Bristol Post on the letter being reported to Police]</ref> by its own social media manager, Bly Rede. Radical feminists at Reduxx attempted to drum up hate against this, resulting in the banning of Virped's main account from [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]].<ref>[https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-organization-placing-propaganda-letters-in-uk-libraries/ Reduxx - Virped Pamphlet Campaign]</ref> It appears Virped had only just given Bly Rede access to their 7-year old Twitter account, and he then made a series of posts claiming that he was engaged in this campaign, oblivious to the risk this posed to the account.

			Virped's secondary account ('''@virpedspeaks''') still continued to operate and post updates on a private, follower-only basis until around the turn of April and May 2023, when it was banned in the wake of Elon Musk's renewed crackdown against "child exploitation" accounts.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DrGTenbergen/status/1653498076445790214 G Tenbergen - Virped ban] It is of note that this was in the wake of the 2023 [[Alice Day]]/[[Youth Attracted Person]] controversy.</ref> In October 2023, undeterred by previous bans, Virped launched '''@virpedofficial''', which has seen minimal activity as per Feb 2024. It was subsequently removed, either by Virped, or again by Musk.

	===Individuals===		===Individuals===

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	'''Virtuous Pedophiles''' (aka '''Virped''', founded June, 2012) is an online forum and peer support community for [[anti-contact]] [[Minor Attracted People\|MAPs]].		'''Virtuous Pedophiles''' (aka '''Virped''', founded June, 2012) is an online forum and peer support community for [[anti-contact]] [[Minor Attracted People\|MAPs]].

	The forum is home to [[pedophilia\|pedophiles]] who agree to conduct themselves in a socially-appropriate fashion, refusing to support the social acceptance of [[minor-adult sex\|sex between adults and minors]]. Such pedophiles might be referred to '''ACNOMAPs''' - [[Anti-contact]] and [[NOMAP]]. Members have presented themselves as battling against unwanted impulses,<ref>[http://www.salon.com/2012/07/01/meet_pedophiles_who_mean_well/ "Meet pedophiles who mean well: The men behind VirtuousPedophiles.com are attracted to children but devoted to denying their desires". Salon.com.]</ref> leading some to describe them as subservient to the predominant medical narrative of pedophilia. Virped nevertheless pursues an agenda of destigmatization in their limited public advocacy work. The group is synonymous with its heyday of the mid-10s in much the same way [[NAMBLA]] is associated with the 80s.		The forum is home to [[pedophilia\|pedophiles]] who agree to conduct themselves in a socially-appropriate fashion, refusing to support the social acceptance of [[minor-adult sex\|sex between adults and minors]]. Such pedophiles might be referred to '''ACNOMAPs''' - [[Anti-contact]] and [[NOMAP]]. The group is synonymous with its heyday of the mid-10s in much the same way [[NAMBLA]] is associated with the 80s.

	The two founders of the group use the pseudonyms '''Ethan Edwards and Nick Devin''', and formed '''Virped''' because they objected to [[B4U-ACT]]'s noncommittal stance re. their deeply held [[anti-contact]] views. There are over 9000 users registered, including parents of children, parents of pedophiles, and a few sex researchers. Websites that have pursued a similar approach are the German website Schicksal und Herausforderung (German for Fate and Challenge) and the Czech forum ČEPEK.

	The group's efforts have been supported for their potential benefits by several human sexuality experts.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pedophiles-20130115,0,197689.story "Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia". L.A. Times.]</ref><ref>[http://ec.libsyn.com/p/f/7/c/f7cc1c69daaade64/savagelove-121812.mp3?d13a76d516d9dec20c3d276ce028ed5089ab1ce3dae902ea1d01cf8f37d4ca5fff06&c_id=5238826 "Savage Love Podcast (episode 321) Starts at 21:30". Retrieved 27 April 2014.]</ref> The group was acknowledged in a New York Times editorial about the distinction between pedophilia and child sexual abuse by law professor Margo Kaplan. Kaplan wrote, "It is not that these individuals are 'inactive' or 'nonpracticing' pedophiles, but rather that pedophilia is a status and not an act."		The group's efforts have been supported for their potential benefits by several human sexuality experts.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-pedophiles-20130115,0,197689.story "Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia". L.A. Times.]</ref><ref>[http://ec.libsyn.com/p/f/7/c/f7cc1c69daaade64/savagelove-121812.mp3?d13a76d516d9dec20c3d276ce028ed5089ab1ce3dae902ea1d01cf8f37d4ca5fff06&c_id=5238826 "Savage Love Podcast (episode 321) Starts at 21:30". Retrieved 27 April 2014.]</ref> The group was acknowledged in a New York Times editorial about the distinction between pedophilia and child sexual abuse by law professor Margo Kaplan. Kaplan wrote, "It is not that these individuals are 'inactive' or 'nonpracticing' pedophiles, but rather that pedophilia is a status and not an act."
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	===Banning from Twitter===		===Banning from Twitter===

	In 2022, the group was linked to a pamphleting campaign in the United Kingdom by its own social media manager, Bly Rede. Radical feminists at Reduxx attempted to drum up hate against this, resulting in the banning of Virped's public account from [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]].<ref>[https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-organization-placing-propaganda-letters-in-uk-libraries/ Reduxx - Virped Pamphlet Campaign]</ref> It appears Virped had only just given Bly Rede access to their 7-year old Twitter account, and he then made a series of posts claiming that he was engaged in this campaign, oblivious to the risk this posed to the account.		In 2022, the group was linked to a pamphleting campaign in the United Kingdom<ref>[https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/letter-non-offending-paedophile-planted-7347849 Bristol Post on the letter being reported to Police]</ref> by its own social media manager, Bly Rede. Radical feminists at Reduxx attempted to drum up hate against this, resulting in the banning of Virped's public account from [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]].<ref>[https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-organization-placing-propaganda-letters-in-uk-libraries/ Reduxx - Virped Pamphlet Campaign]</ref> It appears Virped had only just given Bly Rede access to their 7-year old Twitter account, and he then made a series of posts claiming that he was engaged in this campaign, oblivious to the risk this posed to the account.

	===Individuals===		===Individuals===
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	Weston was swiftly arrested and charged with firearms related offences; media attention was widespread and appeared to refer to various points in his platform, including his disillusionment with Wikipedia's policies.<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>		Weston was swiftly arrested and charged with firearms related offences; media attention was widespread and appeared to refer to various points in his platform, including his disillusionment with Wikipedia's policies.<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>

	==~~Moderation~~, ethos and criticism==		==Anti-contactism: moderation, ethos and criticism==

			The two founders of the group use the pseudonyms '''Ethan Edwards and Nick Devin''', and formed '''Virped''' because they objected to [[B4U-ACT]]'s noncommittal stance re. their deeply held [[anti-contact]] views. There are over 9000 users registered, including parents of children, parents of pedophiles, and a few sex researchers. Websites that have pursued a similar approach are the German website Schicksal und Herausforderung (German for Fate and Challenge) and the Czech forum ČEPEK.

			Members have presented themselves as battling against unwanted impulses,<ref>[http://www.salon.com/2012/07/01/meet_pedophiles_who_mean_well/ "Meet pedophiles who mean well: The men behind VirtuousPedophiles.com are attracted to children but devoted to denying their desires". Salon.com.]</ref> leading some to describe them as subservient to the predominant medical narrative of pedophilia. Virped nevertheless pursues an agenda of destigmatization in their limited public advocacy work.

			===Moderation===

	Virped have pursued strict rules of moderation from the outset. According to their founder:		Virped have pursued strict rules of moderation from the outset. According to their founder:

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	====Todd Nickerson (former spokesman)====		====Todd Nickerson (former spokesman)====

	[[Todd Nickerson]] is one individual associated with the organization, who has faced criticism at varying points in time.		[[Todd Nickerson]] is one individual associated with the organization, who has faced criticism at varying points in time. Our article summarizes those criticisms.

	====Ethan Edwards (Founder, Board Member)====		====Ethan Edwards (Founder, Board Member)====

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	In April of 2025, before the controversy surrounding the Directors of 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 of that year, 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. Weeks prior, had right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk been shot in the neck and killed at a speaking event.		In April of 2025, before the controversy surrounding the Directors of 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 of that year, 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. Weeks prior, had right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk been shot in the neck and killed at a speaking event.

	Weston was swiftly arrested and charged with firearms related offences.<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>		Weston was swiftly arrested and charged with firearms related offences; media attention was widespread and appeared to refer to various points in his platform, including his disillusionment with Wikipedia's policies.<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>

	==Moderation, ethos and criticism==		==Moderation, ethos and criticism==

Jim Burton at 05:19, 20 October 2025

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	In April of 2025, before the controversy surrounding the Directors of 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 of that year, 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. Weeks prior, had right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk been shot in the neck and killed at a speaking event.		In April of 2025, before the controversy surrounding the Directors of 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 of that year, 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. Weeks prior, had right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk been shot in the neck and killed at a speaking event.

	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.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>		Weston was swiftly arrested and charged with firearms related offences.<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>

	==Moderation, ethos and criticism==		==Moderation, ethos and criticism==

Jim Burton at 03:53, 20 October 2025

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	In April of 2025, before the controversy surrounding the Directors of 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 of that year, 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. Weeks prior, had right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk been shot in the neck and killed at a speaking event.		In April of 2025, before the controversy surrounding the Directors of 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 of that year, 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. Weeks prior, had right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk been shot in the neck and killed at a speaking event.

	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://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>		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.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>

	==Moderation, ethos and criticism==		==Moderation, ethos and criticism==

Jim Burton: /* Connor Weston's stunt */

2025-10-19T15:52:01Z

Connor Weston's stunt

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	The Reduxx story immediately followed research by a British anti and sex worker activist named Elliot Walton, who credibly claimed to have obtained a Virped account, something that is as easy as registering an account, and the site's administrators themselves warn other users is likely to happen. Walton later communicated some regret that his research had led to the abovementioned comments, which he said "dignified" Virped, who he concluded had designed their organization to draw fire and then play the victim.<ref>[https://x.com/Elliot__Walton/status/1956321004009259132 Initial thread and sources from Elliot Walton]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/Elliot__Walton/status/1962277880488202475 Further commentary by Walton]</ref>		The Reduxx story immediately followed research by a British anti and sex worker activist named Elliot Walton, who credibly claimed to have obtained a Virped account, something that is as easy as registering an account, and the site's administrators themselves warn other users is likely to happen. Walton later communicated some regret that his research had led to the abovementioned comments, which he said "dignified" Virped, who he concluded had designed their organization to draw fire and then play the victim.<ref>[https://x.com/Elliot__Walton/status/1956321004009259132 Initial thread and sources from Elliot Walton]</ref><ref>[https://x.com/Elliot__Walton/status/1962277880488202475 Further commentary by Walton]</ref>

	====Connor Weston's stunt====		====Connor Weston's gun stunt====

	In April of 2025, before the controversy surrounding the Directors of 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 of that year, 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. Weeks prior, had right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk been shot in the neck and killed at a speaking event.		In April of 2025, before the controversy surrounding the Directors of 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 of that year, 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. Weeks prior, had right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk been shot in the neck and killed at a speaking event.

Jim Burton: /* Controversies */

2025-10-19T15:50:12Z

Controversies

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	===Banning from Twitter===		===Banning from Twitter===

	In 2022, the group was linked to a pamphleting campaign in the United Kingdom. ~~Despite the fact~~ this ~~was only publicized by a radical feminist with a track record of outrage-mongering~~, ~~they resulted~~ in the banning of Virped's public account from [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]].<ref>[https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-organization-placing-propaganda-letters-in-uk-libraries/ Reduxx - Virped Pamphlet Campaign]</ref> It appears Virped had given ~~a newly recruited social media manager~~ access to their 7-year old Twitter account, and he then made a series of posts claiming that he was engaged in ~~the~~ campaign, oblivious to the risk this posed to the account.		In 2022, the group was linked to a pamphleting campaign in the United Kingdom by its own social media manager, Bly Rede. Radical feminists at Reduxx attempted to drum up hate against this, resulting in the banning of Virped's public account from [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]].<ref>[https://reduxx.info/pro-pedophile-organization-placing-propaganda-letters-in-uk-libraries/ Reduxx - Virped Pamphlet Campaign]</ref> It appears Virped had only just given Bly Rede access to their 7-year old Twitter account, and he then made a series of posts claiming that he was engaged in this campaign, oblivious to the risk this posed to the account.

	===Individuals===		===Individuals===