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Now in 2021 we can see what changed. Do we live now in a so much safer world?

• tata71 5y ago
  No, now we just have a bunch of mixed signals in the rooms for rent section....
• fennecfoxen 5y ago
  No. Backpage, in its dealings with law enforcement, operated as a model of cooperation, transparency, and proactive outreach in these matters, and received plaudits from multiple law enforcement agencies for this. Its availability also made it more difficult for pimps and organized crime to monopolize the trade in a region, as they exploited or even trafficked women. When it was shut down and seized and its founders prosecuted, it was a win for the DoJ PR department and for dangerous sex traffickers, and a loss for the rest of the world. I’m morally against all of this myself in principle, but you can’t just endorse prohibition without considering the consequences: even if all this is bad you can’t just say “this is bad!!” as an excuse for making it significantly worse as you lie to the public and slander the operators.
• paulgb 5y ago
  > Law enforcement officials say that it is sometimes more difficult to track traffickers, because the law pushed them further underground. Advocates say that sex workers now face higher safety risks. The removal of sites advertising sex hinders their ability to vet their clients, the advocates say, and is pushing more of them onto the streets. From Stamping Out Online Sex Trafficking May Have Pushed It Underground (Dec 2019) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/technology/fosta-sex-trafficking-law.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/technology/fosta-sex-traf...