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They're not owned by the federal government, but they do get a lot of federal government money.

> The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® was established in 1984 as a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Today, NCMEC performs the following 15 specific programs of work, funded in part by federal grants (34 U.S.C. § 11293): Source: https://www.missingkids.org/footer/about

US DOJ OJJDP lists recent grants totaling $84,446,366 in FY19 and FY20. Source: https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/funding/awards/list?awardee=NATIONAL%2...

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And don’t forget, it’s way more than just money:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2258A

You must report to them and only them.

For the GP to claim they’re not government “owned” is a rhetorical trick at best and outright ignorant absurdity at worst.