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On the flip side of this, children have increasingly been spending time in spaces where there are a lot of adults-spaces such as Not-Safe-For-Work (NSFW) Tumblr spaces, the whole of Twitter, and even some Patreon pages that they’ve managed to sneak into with their parents’ credit cards. It’s not usually cut and dry like this, it’s couched in all kinds of nonsense that might make sense if you’re 13 and stupid, but whatever is going on or whatever these adults say: they’re not safe. Sometimes they don’t bother to lie, simply using the argument that they’re “not like” other adults (they’re not), and that their interests are simply more in line with those of teens or kids and that they’re “safe” to talk to for those reasons. Perhaps it’s an emotional or mental disorder that has caused them discomfort in trying to connect with adults as they’re under the impression that they are “behind” in some way. The miniature Moscows and New Yorks of CokeWorld, the tiny rooms in Habbo Hotel, and the forums of Gaia Online to the modern Club Penguin and the reblogs of Tumblr -adults have been strolling their way into children’s spaces or spaces in which there are incidentally a lot of children, and pulling up a persona that is “childlike.” Sometimes they lie about their age, preferring to hang out with children because a childlike mentality is what makes the most sense to them and they relate better to kids or teens rather than adults their own age. It has been happening since the dawn of children casually utilizing the internet.

Unfortunately, even true, honest Fandom Moms cannot stop some of the most vicious traps that are laid for the kids in fandom who are the most vulnerable…those who are already victimized and isolated either from interactions with their parents, their peers, or both. This aloofness was for the safety of those women just as much as it was for the safety of those kids, as women are the most likely victims of online scams. Fandom Moms were known to be supportive, kind, friendly, but aloof for the most part, uncertain as to the true identities of the “kids” they were assisting.

“Fandom Moms” of years past (some of them are still around), have often served as de facto fandom parents of many queer kids who’ve turned to fiction and fan art as a way of coming into their identities. Lack of parental supervision and lack of basic internet safety education does a predator’s job for them-because there’s really no such thing as a “safe” adult online. Parents have often failed to hamper their kids’ internet explorations so much so that they have no idea where their kids are going, what is on the apps they’re using, or who they’re talking to online. Back in the early aughts this was really all you needed, or at least, that was what we thought was all you needed. Be careful when interacting with others on the internet, people could be lying to you to lull you into a false sense of security in order to find you or take advantage of you.

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Never click suspicious links that might place unwanted software on your home computer or phone that could compromise your information. Never share personal details about yourself that others might use to find you or extort you. Never share your name and always use a screen name for anonymity. Basic internet safety for kids has very clear-cut rules-at least, it used to.

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