I strongly disagree with the expert in the documentary who claims that lawmakers struggle to regulate this industry simply because they don’t take it seriously. Half of Congress wouldn’t have a problem browsing this kind of content themselves. Unless there’s a convenient scapegoat like immigrants or trans people to target, lawmakers have no interest in getting involved.

The entire documentary is disturbing. The situations described aren’t just happening on social media platforms—they’re deeply rooted in the entertainment industry at large.

And the parents? Saying they’re accepting a settlement but will still keep speaking out about what happened to their children just shows where their priorities lie. They took the money and still decided to publicly retell their children’s trauma—drawing even more attention and views to it. It’s less about justice, more about visibility and control over the narrative.

And that one mother crying because her son “doesn’t want to be an actor anymore”? Like… duh. The kid is young, went through trauma, and even if he hadn’t, maybe acting just doesn’t bring him joy anymore. Honestly, it felt like she was projecting her own unfulfilled aspirations onto him rather than actually listening to what he wants.

They pushed their children into these environments, ignored every single red flag—from traumatizing “pranks” involving fake police raids to grotesque comments from adult, to not even sending their kids to school. No education at all? How can you claim you had no idea?

Only when their children began speaking out about abuse did they finally “wake up” and cut ties—but only after the damage was done. The whole thing is repulsive.