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I imagine the discrepancy is because a lot of people think that sex work shouldn’t be illegal, and there are good reasons to think that shutting down sites like
by mikeash 8y ago
I imagine the discrepancy is because a lot of people think that sex work shouldn’t be illegal, and there are good reasons to think that shutting down sites like Backpage just makes things worse. Whereas here, most will probably say that this stuff should be illegal, and getting it banned from Facebook is probably an improvement.
- mc32 8y agoSex work is not the same as human trafficking —which was one of the things they were indicted for. Most people who are okay with consentual adult sex work are definitely not okay with human trafficking (and its implications)
- mikeash 8y agoRight, but didn’t they shut down Backpage for their involvement with sex work, claiming that there were knockon effects for sex trafficking? I don’t think they were directly advertising trafficking.