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07-11-17, 09:15
The controversial classifieds website Backpage.com has been aggressively soliciting and even creating sex-related ads, despite years of claims that it had no role in the content of ads posted on its site, according to a trove of newly discovered documents. The documents show that Backpage hired a contractor in the Philippines to lure advertisers — and customers seeking sex — from sites run by its competitors.
For years, Backpage executives have adamantly denied claims made by members of Congress and law enforcement that the site has facilitated prostitution and child sex trafficking. The discovery could be a turning point in the years-long campaign by anti-human trafficking groups, and Congress, to persuade Backpage to stop hosting prostitution ads.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/backpage-has-always-claimed-it-doesnt-control-sex-related-ads-new-documents-show-otherwise/2017/07/10/b3158ef6-553c-11e7-b38e-35fd8e0c288f_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_backpage-8am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.dd5bf3512dda
For years, Backpage executives have adamantly denied claims made by members of Congress and law enforcement that the site has facilitated prostitution and child sex trafficking. The discovery could be a turning point in the years-long campaign by anti-human trafficking groups, and Congress, to persuade Backpage to stop hosting prostitution ads.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/backpage-has-always-claimed-it-doesnt-control-sex-related-ads-new-documents-show-otherwise/2017/07/10/b3158ef6-553c-11e7-b38e-35fd8e0c288f_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_backpage-8am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.dd5bf3512dda