[art187]

I worked with the defense department on tracking human trafficking for several years. Backpage was literally the front door to so much trafficking. There are many steps the site could have taken to stop trafficking but it didn’t. The consensual sex worker should not rely on a marketplace that allows the abuse of children and enslaved persons.

[codezero]

The consensual sex worker is demonized exactly the same regardless of where they seek to sell their services.

[art187]

This is not true. I realize that Backpage was the platform that had the largest audience after red book was shut down. If you look at sites in Germany and Australia the sex worker doesn’t have to hide since laws protect them. Legalizing sex work is a different path than condoning slavery.

[codezero]

You’re right, I should have added “in the US.”