**There are young people who are suffering in true darkness. They are kidnapped, their bodies being sold out to strangers, they're being tortured, raped, or otherwise taken advantage of. Some of these people will be completely destroyed by the evil actions of predators, as hard as it is to say. All kinds of child abuse go on across the internet 24/7.
We fill gaps in justice processes, protect lives, and do it all using guiding values.
**There are young people who are suffering in true darkness. They are kidnapped, their bodies being sold out to strangers, they're being tortured, raped, or otherwise taken advantage of. Some of these people will be completely destroyed by the evil actions of predators, as hard as it is to say.
The project of DK and surrounding communities have crucial experience - whether personal stories, insight on trafficking rings, or small, seemingly insignificant details like understanding of CSAM Telegram bots. Everything could be a lead to piece together the overall ‘industry’ of child exploitation.
In our community so far, this information has been chaotically handled. Of course situations have been reported to authorities, but a full list of problems arise.
We exist to handle it effectively, strategically, and fully. We apply rules and principles to our work. We have a true responsibility to not only help our online community be safe, but also to rescue the very people who have been stolen and tortured across the world.
These are the values associated with the overall EndCE project and my work. If our operation will be successful, we'll have 3 additional values:
Does this project feel right to you? Do you want to be a part of it? What feedback do you have?
The DK leader who will be responsible for the team's overall organization.
[ Evels ]
The DK leader who is responsible for information being given to the public as well as information being organized - research documents, guides for the public, resources for anti-predator people, etc.
The DK leader who oversees the creation and need for tools, and our security practices.
Oversee the necessary work of in-depth research.
Someone who is responsible for upkeeping our commitment to values
[ Evels ]
*Each person in these roles will be responsible for their key aspect of work being done.
For years, this project has restarted and has immediately flopped because we don't do enough. I blame myself for not knowing how to lead. We're operating a fucking project on discord built on a brief connection with each other, then some emotionally charged desire to stop a child predator situation, (which is understandable) and a very high likelihood for just doing nothing. The platform is kinda silly anyways, life happens and we get carried away, and I'm usually too nervous to pressure people to continue work.
This is why I imagine half of DK to be a system of documentation that speaks about high-level values-based unique anti-exploitation work, while the other half does the work. I want to ensure the goodness of this project regardless of the great burnout problem. The "document everything" idea feels manageable and more doable. Then what happens is - I might end up trying to do the whole thing by myself.
This time, I simply acknowledge that I need leaders who care deeply about the vision. People who will be responsible for a broad division of what we will achieve. People who will do this work for no pay.
Ending child exploitation as a whole is fundamentally a problem that every last person has a specific role in.
Each of the main leaders will be responsible for their area of work, and for that work being done. But there is no rush. Go at a good pace for you. The project will intentionally be small scale and I don't have any expectation of growing past 4 dedicated members unless we can absolutely handle it.
Leaders and members can leave whenever they want. Just please be open and honest about how much time you reasonably want to give.
It's hard to manage a team of volunteers (especially online) because we're only getting paid in satisfaction essentially, and everyone has a life so it's hard to figure out how much time to spend on this.
If the general documentation here speaks to you quite a bit but still not fully, then it still may be worth it to join, because you can leave basically at any time. Again, just be transparent.
It's just kind of a high barrier to entry kinda, with following values, verifying with ID, etc.
I'm also open to figuring out work expectations together as well. While the pressure is high to be wise and save lives with our crucial skills, this can still be a calm and open work experience.
Within 21 days after beginning with 3 verified DK leaders designated to a key role, we will:
Within 14 days after this groundwork, our team will track the online movements of one of the documented predators from the EndCE project ticket reports, process that information, and use it in stopping them.
First of all, I noticed people who did decoying, CSAM file reporting, etc.. were doing work with no real impact it seemed. I pushed through years of sweaty nights in front of a bright computer screen just trying to report as much CSAM and pedo accounts as possible.
I believe that it's up to the people themselves to fight the worst problem in the world (child exploitation) and not just government, especially one that is hated by many and proves to be kind of incompetent. The people themselves are in more places and will be the ones to report child abuse or see a missing child. Law enforcement will fundamentally always have blind spots.
My biggest worry is that the whole idea of this project isn't actually helpful. I’m worried the goals and bits of the philosophy behind it aren’t actually things that will help. While I have experience with predator situations, it sometimes feels like it was for nothing or very little. I'm worried we would somehow fuck things up and make a situation worse, like falsely persecuting someone or messing up a sting operation. There are instances of being so focused on one area of work that we neglect other areas and make the situation worse - like how I was laser focused on preventing Disboard.org csam rings that I didn't focus on high level predators or unintended consequences. Following strict values like these should ensure success.
This is why I need people who share a lot of the vision to be the owners along side me. This is why we need smart people. I have to remind myself this.