Apparently, a link to AtF was added to a certain list in the dark web, and all the unsavory sorts are starting to go there now.
They’re even having to stomp out child molesters and rapists (people associate pedophiles with that by default, but they actually admit to it privately or otherwise). Their moderation teams simply can’t cope with these sorts of people, so they’re probably on edge.
There is even an obvious vigilante who posts images of minors pretending to be those minors trying to draw people in now. With any hope, some of the CP addicts could be assimilated and taught to use safer outlets, but it is dicey.
This is perhaps one reason why lolicon should remain legal. I’m slightly on the fence on CP addicts, as I have met several who have used lolicon content to shunt themselves onto a safer outlet. But, as for molesters and rapists, they need to be reported to the police and sites shouldn’t fear to do so thinking that they too would be implicated by doing so.