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Revenge of the Simps

By Ezra Marcus · The Cut · July 2026

#2 in Sex·#2 in Gender·#15 in Investigative Journalism

Revenge of the Simps

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"How a community of porn addicts tried to rescue the teenage camgirls they worshipped from the clutches of a violent webcam pimp."

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