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We got a media mole

25 replies14 peopleMay 1, 2026β˜† Follow
Summary

how did a media article find and reference private forum threads about peptides

The thread reacts to an article that cited several discussion threads from the forum. Participants debate whether this came from a mole inside the group or simply from the site's public visibility, and they worry it could attract more scrutiny or regulation. Most agree the forum is easy to find and that members should avoid self-doxxing or naming sources.

What this discussion establishesWhere people disagree

Whether the article resulted from an internal mole or just open web access

Nothing here is advice.

25 replies Β· 14 people
RustBeacon82archiveopening postMay 1

They mention a couple of our threads in the article.

ClearHarbour45archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @RustBeacon82 (opening post)

Bastards. We gotta flush them out, like the movie Departed with Nicholson, DiCaprio, Baldwin, Sheen, Wahlberg and Damon. This is why we hoard, because of those idiots ruining it.

LevelLedger10archiveMay 1

I doubt it's an informant or anything like that. No account is needed to view this place at all. That means pretty much all the discussion posts end up visible to whoever happens to come across them.

PlainThistle38archiveMay 1

Dude feeling mighty, holding up his single vial like a trophy.

ClearHarbour45archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @LevelLedger10

Yeah, the idea was probably just to highlight the discussion. Still, this turns out poorly for our side.

RustBeacon82archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @ClearHarbour45

Yeah, everything centers around the big drug companies and the government regulators. No reasonable person would ever trust them. It really comes down to who ends up with all the cash. They should just leave our hidden spot on the web alone..... jerks.

LevelLedger10archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @ClearHarbour45

Got it. The note was just to help avoid situations where anyone ends up exposing their own details by accident. Plenty of us spent time looking around here anonymously until the inability to access certain files became too frustrating and prompted us to create an account. That same caution explains why a few members stay vague when mentioning where information came from.

RustBeacon82archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @LevelLedger10

This is only about the phrasing used. I'm pointing out how outsiders seem to be digging around the community in a way that highlights peptides more broadly. That sort of exposure might lead to stricter enforcement actions against people like us. The one upside is that our specific circle didn't get called out by name.

ClearHarbour45archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @LevelLedger10

You're right about that. I tend to speak too openly in these discussions and usually include extra information beyond what is needed.

LevelLedger10archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @RustBeacon82

I see your point. Starting up this exchange turned out to be useful, and I'm thankful it happened since that write-up would have stayed off my radar otherwise. They probably skipped any direct mention on purpose, knowing it might pull in extra readers.

RustBeacon82archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @ClearHarbour45

Probably the majority here feel relaxed chatting and picking up knowledge among folks who share similar views.

ClearPebble80archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @ClearHarbour45

this causes my wariness around here yet avoiding any names makes it tricky to explain why i see what the moderators pulled off and they handled things well despite the challenges

CopperAnchor51archiveMay 1

Yeah, makes sense this place isn't hard to stumble upon. I came across it through some random post on reddit during a search for info, haha. Happy I stumbled on it, though folks ought to watch what they share about places like these. I've been quiet about it and plan to stay that way.

ClearPebble80archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @SteadyQuill55

Spotting dishonesty in this spot turns out lucky since it suggests they'll also not be truthful with the substances and that makes me glad πŸ˜€

IronLantern24archiveMay 1

Lol, another big pharma worshiper. We don't hate the media enough.

WryHarbour70archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @RustBeacon82 (opening post)

I remember a website from the end of the nineties where we made connections to order certain substances. It shifted over to everyday social networks after that. Roughly a decade ago, once those networks removed it, the sellers put together another online spot that plenty of folks still visit. All of which means the darker side keeps going, so the middle ground does too.

WarmCinder52archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @LevelLedger10

I hung around without posting for ages since my timidity kept me from thinking I had sufficient knowledge to add anything worthwhile, which meant no point in signing up initially. It caught me off guard that there don't seem to be any sections restricted just to registered users, as happens on numerous other sites. Everything stays open to view.

SharpWillow20archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @ClearHarbour45

Airborne Daddy has got to be sent in order to punish the snitch properly.

ClearQuill84archiveMay 1

Some journalists on the BP payroll, scumbags of the world.

SteadyQuill55archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @ClearPebble80

Sure, go ahead and buy one yourself from overseas if it helps prove the simplicity in your story. Nobody would trust updates from a journalist too clueless to learn about virtual currency before their cutoff.

CopperBeacon14archiveMay 1

This appears to be further manipulation in written form. Many could probably end up feeling improved by testing out peps themselves.

WarmCinder52archiveMay 1

I can't believe some random poster online actually owned up to being mistaken or acting prematurely. That stands out far more than random users ordering compounds from overseas.

ClearHarbour45archiveMay 1
↳ replying to @WarmCinder52

I step on my own wanker all the time. But I do so passionately.

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