Re:Backpage.com seized by U.S. justice authorities
by GCU-Empiricist on Friday April 06, 2018 @05:57PM
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So craigslist was/is a purpose-driven websites related to prostitution? The had to take down their entire dating section, which was both full of sex-workers and honest personals, because some of them might be trafficking victims. This is one of those cases where purportedly desired first order effects are minimal but obvious blue law second order effects dominate.
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Re:Backpage.com seized by U.S. justice authorities
by jijji on Friday April 06, 2018 @09:56PM
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when the classifieds sites like craigslist took the erotic section down, people just post ads in the for sale section, the jobs wanted section, the small business section, the services section, basically any other section...
Re:Backpage.com seized by U.S. justice authorities
by GCU-Empiricist on Saturday April 07, 2018 @02:50AM
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Gosh, it must be so awful for the market for transcriptional sex to spill over to those innocent boards, with the foul unnatural acts that everyone should be prevented. . . oh wait everyone who isn't a test tube baby is a product of a sex act. And look it's being offered for sale, as a contract or service job. Seems appropriate I hope the law bothers to catch up with reality.
Re:Backpage.com seized by U.S. justice authorities
by Fnoord on Saturday April 07, 2018 @05:46AM
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They might use certain obscure language as a form of steganography. Just like certain words are non-descriptive (but become descriptive over time) such as in street language or street names for [certain] drugs.