Can a child pornographer last longer at Free Republic than a Giuliani supporter?

[meegbear]

Ultra-conservative news site and web forum Free Republic has been a barely-moderated cesspool of the nuttiest right-wingers on the internet since 1996. Freepers basically have carte blanche to say whatever they like—as long as they love guns and hate gays. Really, the only way to get banned from FreeRepublic is to announce your support for Rudy Giuliani. One thing that apparently won't result in a ban: using the site solely to boost web ranking for your child porn site.



Here's the profile page for Free Republic user "Preteen Lolita." Preteen's been a Freeper since December 28, 2009—4-and-a-half months of using FreeRepublic.com's page rank to advertise underage pornography without anyone noticing.



The link (don't click on it) is obscured via a free Swiss URL shortening service. I can't personally confirm, but I'm told the link redirects to a site that features what appears to be real-life child porn. When you search Google for referrals to the site the link redirects to, Google informs you that a link has been deleted due to a child pornography complaint. (Referrals to the redirect link all advertise underage pornography.)

Now FreeRepublic.com is not hosting or even "condoning" child pornography. It's just that it's so ridiculously easy to set up a profile and get your own FreeRepublic page that apparently anyone can and will do it. Theoretically, someone could do this at Kos or OpenSalon. (But, as far as we know, no one has.)

Really, it's just funny that a site that was created for the purpose of hounding Bill Clinton for his moral failings, a site that represents the fire-breathing anti-gay, anti-abortion morality police, a site so doctrinaire in its vision of conservativism that hundreds of users have been banned for supporting Giuliani and even Mitt Romney, is also considered by filthy smut merchant to be the perfect place to peddle his wares.

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http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/pornography/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2010/05/12/freep_porn

[LiberalLoner]

1. Doesn't surprise me. Child porn is big business. Cons are pro-business. n/t

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[Hannah Bell]

5. do you have proof of that? because if so, i think you should go to the feds, it's a federal crime.

if not, i politely request you don't accuse people of it irresponsibly. even right wingers.

[brendan120678]

6. I second your claim of irresponsibility.

As much as we may detest the members of FR and FR's ownership, it isn't right to throw baseless accusations around like that.

[Codeine]

7. Come on now,

throwing that shit around isn't even vaguely funny.

[onehandle]

3. LOL! Well, they are known to have 'secret forums' for some members.

God knows what they post there. I always assumed it was bomb plans and illegal gun trading.

Maybe kiddie porn, too.

[madrchsod]

4. killers and a child pornographer..

and their spokesman receives national exposure. old jimmy gets another visit from the feds..

the guys who run stormfront are geniuses compared to jimmy at freerepublic

[Berry Cool]

8. "A Barely-Moderated Cesspool of the Nuttiest Right-Wingers on the Internet Since 1996."

Isn't that Free Republic's official slogan?

[JoeyT]

9. Damn you liberals and your interfering regulation!

Perhaps that applies to child pornography too? ;)

While I'm kidding, I've actually had right wingers argue there shouldn't be a minimum age limit for sex because it's none of the government's business. When called on it they rapidly retreated into "I'm only kidding! I'm not a degenerate like you." arguments. I would imagine the ones willing to make or back such arguments are a pretty small percentage of the total.

[Bucky]

10. Kick. Ick, but kick.

Ew. I guess we should publicize this fact, but I feel creepy even clicking on this thread. Probably why you don't have more recommends.

[TransitJohn]

11. Wonder why RimJob hasn't had it scrubbed.

He itemizes for all his website 'work' during his fundraisers. :sarcasm:

[troubledamerican]

12. Child pornographer OR Giuliani supporter? Bet there's lots of overlap.

[Maraya1969]

13. Has someone reported this or how do you report this?

[Time for change]

14. I got banned from FR within a few seconds of posting an OP

recommending that people vote Democratic in the 2006 elections.

It was a pretty good essay. I don't understand what they didn't like about it?

[meegbear]

15. They were jealous of your excellent writing skills ...

the heck with 'em.

[formercia]

20. He was suspect the minute he used proper grammar.

If you're going to frequent FR, you have to unlearn everything you were taught in English class.

[johnfunk]

16. Can a child pornographer last longer at Free Republic than a Giuliani supporter?

Source: Salon

Ultra-conservative news site and Web forum Free Republic has been a barely moderated cesspool of the nuttiest right-wingers on the Internet since 1996. Freepers basically have carte blanche to say whatever they like -- as long as they love guns and hate gays. Really, the only way to get banned from FreeRepublic is to announce your support for Rudy Giuliani. One thing that apparently won't result in a ban: using the site solely to boost Web ranking for your child porn site.

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Read more: http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/05/12/freep_porn

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JimRob has some 'splainin to do...

[pattmarty]

17. Jesusfuckingchrist, these people should just be shot and be done............

...........with these shitbags. Shot with their OWN guns of course.

[brendan120678]

18. "Latest Breaking News"?

Seriously?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8321995

[johnfunk]

21. Hey, why not? Sure as hell beats Justin Bieber "headlines."

'Nuff said.

[BreweryYardRat]

19. So, rather than reporting this to both the FBI and RimJob, Salon chose to...write a snarky article?!

This looks like a fairly simple case of spam-bot posting, which can be done on forums like Freepland that aren't kept up to date with the latest anti-spam software/code.

But still, when you're dealing with suspected child porn, report it to the FBI, just to be on the safe side. Then go tell RimJob about it. He's old, slow, and dumb. He probably missed it. I wouldn't wish an "aiding and abetting child porn" charge on anyone who's not actually guilty of it, no matter how much I hate them.