[Random Wanderer]

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

there is no information control.

That we know of.

Kids can go pretty much anywhere

That we know of.

and speak with anyone

You think.

there is no way something malevolent would stay secret for long.

You pretty much just described something like half the fictional societies in which exactly this sort of secret exists. It doesn't have to be a dystopia to pull this off. In fact it's more dramatically effective when society seems to be normal and then something like this is discovered underneath it.