SteelyDan
01-22-17, 00:05
While in recent times I have indulged in this hobby less than in the past, I do like to keep tabs on both the community and browse the local market even if not in a hunting mood at the time. Much to my surprise when checking out some referenced links a few weeks old I find that backpage has completely shuttered their escort section. A bit of research points to some congressional hearing or report where they determined that the business runners.
"edited prostitution advertisements to remove indications of wrongdoing and promote sexual trafficking of underage girls. ".
Which in an of itself is dubious, it seems to me they would actively be looking to do the opposite so that they wouldn't be brought under investigation or report. I mean they are in the business of making money, not human trafficking and from my experience their were thousands of consenting adult age participants to profit off of, and anything to do with under age would be undue risk. Not only that but ever since craigslist shuttered their adult services section, it seemed like backpage was going above and beyond to make sure their weren't even ads involving pregnant women because I assume they thought even that would look exploitative?(its not). But it's much easier to get the public behind your batshit moralizing if children are involved vs adults so no doubt their was some considerable dishonesty by the lobbyists that pushed this change.
Either way probably the biggest single source for escort advertisements in the US is now gone. Of course we all know as long as their is a demand something never truely goes away, just changes form or name. Still a site such as this was invested information wise quite significantly into the backpage structure so much that almost any city of decent size has a Backpage reviews sub forum still. I havn't seen any site wide notification or thread addressing this change, so figured the opinion section was a good place to query. Is their an heir apparent yet backpage? Some site where the girls working the cities have already gravitated towards, maybe like oah backpages is down lets check our other ads at. I've stirred promising street talent towards backpage before if I found the quality high enough and felt they could gain an audience their, usually with favors done for the guidance. Now I don't know where I would point them.
"edited prostitution advertisements to remove indications of wrongdoing and promote sexual trafficking of underage girls. ".
Which in an of itself is dubious, it seems to me they would actively be looking to do the opposite so that they wouldn't be brought under investigation or report. I mean they are in the business of making money, not human trafficking and from my experience their were thousands of consenting adult age participants to profit off of, and anything to do with under age would be undue risk. Not only that but ever since craigslist shuttered their adult services section, it seemed like backpage was going above and beyond to make sure their weren't even ads involving pregnant women because I assume they thought even that would look exploitative?(its not). But it's much easier to get the public behind your batshit moralizing if children are involved vs adults so no doubt their was some considerable dishonesty by the lobbyists that pushed this change.
Either way probably the biggest single source for escort advertisements in the US is now gone. Of course we all know as long as their is a demand something never truely goes away, just changes form or name. Still a site such as this was invested information wise quite significantly into the backpage structure so much that almost any city of decent size has a Backpage reviews sub forum still. I havn't seen any site wide notification or thread addressing this change, so figured the opinion section was a good place to query. Is their an heir apparent yet backpage? Some site where the girls working the cities have already gravitated towards, maybe like oah backpages is down lets check our other ads at. I've stirred promising street talent towards backpage before if I found the quality high enough and felt they could gain an audience their, usually with favors done for the guidance. Now I don't know where I would point them.