Today on my local news, they discussed the codes that human traffickers use on backpage.com to advertise/sexually exploit children and women. I had never heard of this code before.
I tried but was unable to find a link to my local news story, but i did find this:
http://www.hope4justice.org/our-newsletter/2017/6/14/emojis-trafficking-those-cute-little-symbols-may-have-a-not-so-innocent-meaning-on-craigslist-or-backpage
Turns out this info was published back in June, but these codes are news to me, and we should all be aware of this coded language... Similar to "cheese pizza", etc. The local news story presented this yesterday as breaking news.
Hearts, Crowns, airplanes, cherries and other pictures are used to symbolize things like "underage", "victim being flown in" and "virgin." This shit makes me sick.
What i also found at the following link is that two days ago the woman who helped uncover these codes got an award, which means increased recognition of this sick code language.
https://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2018/01/30/DC00570
How and why the FUCK is backpage still getting away with this horror? Sickening.
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SoldierofLight ago
Good post. Emojis as code came up during Elsagate. I looked for more but only found this, where it's briefly mentioned: https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1964827
I made a post awhile back asking if anyone knew of an online dictionary of codes used by pedos but didn't get very far. There are some mentions in Urban Dictionary but quite frankly, I think we need the help of either an honest LE officer who works these kinds of cases (I know, I know) or a pedo who somewhere spelled out all the codes. The next challenge would be to post the codes somewhere that certain mods can't delete.
Vindicator ago
I've been looking for a definitive source on this for over a year. If you put togethr a megathread with all of our research, I will sticky it. As God is my witness.
SoldierofLight ago
K, you're on.
Vindicator ago
Ping me so I don't miss it. If you post it at night, I will see it before MF.
SoldierofLight ago
Gotcha. Will do.
Funny. When I see "MF" the two words that immediately come to mind aren't the ones he uses.
Vindicator ago
I know. :-( I've tried to tell him but he just chalks all of the complaints up to shills. Shareblue has succeeded in that regard.