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Fabswingers, facilitators of sex crimes

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IberianLynx · 16/06/2026 18:38

AIBU to think that sites like fabswingers should be taken down? There will be 100s of stories like this one. Now that the government is rightly tacking protection of children using the internet, how about also taking steps to protect women.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87q7g48y4po

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NewPeaches · 16/06/2026 19:03

I'm not quite sure what to think really because if they take that site down, people will just move onto another.

And if they ban swinging sites completely to protect women, they'll have to ban billions of escort sites too.

PermanentTemporary · 16/06/2026 19:03

I’m most of the way through binging the podcast. I’ll be interested to see where it lands at the end.

I do think the main issue with this website is that it is the biggest, the oldest, the longest established and perhaps the most focused on heterosexual couples? Meaning there are potentially far more profiles where men are trawling for other men ‘on behalf of’ their wives. I’m sure there are similar issues on every hookup site, but there might not be the same numbers. The FOI they made asking for crimes specifically naming Fabswingers was jaw dropping.

I wonder what a similar review of Grindr and Feeld would show.

EBearhug · 16/06/2026 19:01

she was having sex with multiple men a week, Ruth says, sometimes as many as four in a day.

Regardless of anything else, how on earth did she manage the logistics?

Isitevensummer · 16/06/2026 19:00

Thanks for the podcast tip @NelferchyLlyn . There was an actress on a startrek show years ago who claimed something similar in her divorce. There will always be people who dont understand coercion, but I also think it's right and brave that women speak out about this.

rwalker · 16/06/2026 18:57

Obviously it’s horrendous but I don’t think you can pin this on the website

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NelferchyLlyn · 16/06/2026 18:43

I've just listened to her excellent podcast on bbc sounds

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0nqywd0?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

It really unearthed issues around the depravity of many men and of the issue of consent.

I absolutely applaud Ruth O'Grady for sharing her story.

BBC Sounds - Swingers - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Swingers on BBC Sounds.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0nqywd0?origin=share-mobile&partner=uk.co.bbc

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