ChaosKitty
Queen Bitch From Hell
Alrighty, right up there with the sniveling porn revenger sites but with a lot more damage this rag is responsible for aiding and abetting human trafficking of minors and at risk adults and has been for some time. Personally I think their mewling whines should be met with a kick in the teeth and will site their version site of freedom of press claims after original and a watch groups. it just doesn't want to reward my perseverance and hard work with letting me click and publish and claims to need more words so here it is
http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/10/14223770/backpage-closes-goverment-pressure
Classified ad site Backpage.com has closed its adult section in the United States, citing “unconstitutional government censorship” as the cause. Since Craigslist closed its adult section in 2010, Backpage has become a popular advertising platform for escorts and illegal adult services.
The LA Times reports that Backpage shuttered the section following the release of a blistering report from the US Senate. The document accused the site of revising ads that suggested criminal activity in order to keep them online. The report claims Backpage went so far as to delete information from ads indicative of sex trafficking and prostitution, especially of children — but not remove the posts entirely.
The adult section now reroutes to the claim of censorship, pointing to a statement that alleges the government pressured “credit card companies to cease doing business with Backpage.”
The closure marks the end of a long and turbulent path for Backpage’s adult section. The site’s CEO and co-founders were cleared of criminal charges related to pimping, pimping a minor, and accusations of sex trafficking just shy of a month ago. In the statement posted on its site, Backpage claims the government aims to “force Backpage to follow in the footsteps of Craigslist and abandon its Adult advertising section.”
“This will not end the fight for online freedom of speech,” the site reads. “Backpage.com will continue to pursue its efforts in court to vindicate its First Amendment rights and those of other online platforms for third party expression.”
US Senators Rob Portman and Claire McCaskill, in a statement via Reuters, said the site was more complicit in sex trafficking than previously thought. "Backpage's response wasn't to deny what we said. It was to shut down their site," they said. "That's not 'censorship' — it's validation of our findings." The hearing for the report is today.
HTO and site:
https://polarisproject.org/news/press-releases/polaris-statement-backpagecom
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Polaris Statement on Backpage.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 10, 2017) – Polaris, a global leader in the fight against human trafficking, issued the following statement tonight as Backpage.com, a long-time facilitator of sex trafficking in the United States, shut down the “adult” section of its website. The move comes hours before a hearing scheduled by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
Bradley Myles, CEO of Polaris, said:
“A monumental step in the fight against sex trafficking in America has been achieved now that Backpage.com has shuttered the adult escort section of its website. While long overdue, we strongly hope this is a permanent action. We applaud the many leaders who have worked towards this moment for years—from the survivor leaders and families who spoke out to share their stories and expertise, to the many determined lawyers, State Attorneys General, advocates, other law enforcement officials, and Members of Congress who have all shined a spotlight on how traffickers use Backpage to place ads and attract customers for commercial sex acts involving trafficking victims. From an anti-trafficking lens, the presence of Backpage's adult escort section was far more part of the problem than it ever was part of the solution.
“For over five years, Polaris has raised serious concerns about how sex trafficking victims were being advertised online on Backpage. We have served victims sold on Backpage in our programs who told us their stories, and we received nearly 2,000 reports of likely sex trafficking cases involving Backpage through operating the National Human Trafficking Hotline in the U.S. This action taken by Backpage will neither eradicate the sex trafficking industry nor will it stop other websites from potentially popping up to try and play a similar role, but Backpage's adult escort section shutting down nationwide will help prevent the continued exploitation of countless more victims. It will make it harder for traffickers and sex buyers to profit from, control, and exploit adults and children who are in the sex trade against their will. This action is certainly a positive step forward for efforts to fight human trafficking in the U.S." '
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...uts-down-adult-ads-citing-government-pressure
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http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/10/14223770/backpage-closes-goverment-pressure
Classified ad site Backpage.com has closed its adult section in the United States, citing “unconstitutional government censorship” as the cause. Since Craigslist closed its adult section in 2010, Backpage has become a popular advertising platform for escorts and illegal adult services.
The LA Times reports that Backpage shuttered the section following the release of a blistering report from the US Senate. The document accused the site of revising ads that suggested criminal activity in order to keep them online. The report claims Backpage went so far as to delete information from ads indicative of sex trafficking and prostitution, especially of children — but not remove the posts entirely.
The adult section now reroutes to the claim of censorship, pointing to a statement that alleges the government pressured “credit card companies to cease doing business with Backpage.”
The closure marks the end of a long and turbulent path for Backpage’s adult section. The site’s CEO and co-founders were cleared of criminal charges related to pimping, pimping a minor, and accusations of sex trafficking just shy of a month ago. In the statement posted on its site, Backpage claims the government aims to “force Backpage to follow in the footsteps of Craigslist and abandon its Adult advertising section.”
“This will not end the fight for online freedom of speech,” the site reads. “Backpage.com will continue to pursue its efforts in court to vindicate its First Amendment rights and those of other online platforms for third party expression.”
US Senators Rob Portman and Claire McCaskill, in a statement via Reuters, said the site was more complicit in sex trafficking than previously thought. "Backpage's response wasn't to deny what we said. It was to shut down their site," they said. "That's not 'censorship' — it's validation of our findings." The hearing for the report is today.
HTO and site:
https://polarisproject.org/news/press-releases/polaris-statement-backpagecom
"
Polaris Statement on Backpage.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 10, 2017) – Polaris, a global leader in the fight against human trafficking, issued the following statement tonight as Backpage.com, a long-time facilitator of sex trafficking in the United States, shut down the “adult” section of its website. The move comes hours before a hearing scheduled by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
Bradley Myles, CEO of Polaris, said:
“A monumental step in the fight against sex trafficking in America has been achieved now that Backpage.com has shuttered the adult escort section of its website. While long overdue, we strongly hope this is a permanent action. We applaud the many leaders who have worked towards this moment for years—from the survivor leaders and families who spoke out to share their stories and expertise, to the many determined lawyers, State Attorneys General, advocates, other law enforcement officials, and Members of Congress who have all shined a spotlight on how traffickers use Backpage to place ads and attract customers for commercial sex acts involving trafficking victims. From an anti-trafficking lens, the presence of Backpage's adult escort section was far more part of the problem than it ever was part of the solution.
“For over five years, Polaris has raised serious concerns about how sex trafficking victims were being advertised online on Backpage. We have served victims sold on Backpage in our programs who told us their stories, and we received nearly 2,000 reports of likely sex trafficking cases involving Backpage through operating the National Human Trafficking Hotline in the U.S. This action taken by Backpage will neither eradicate the sex trafficking industry nor will it stop other websites from potentially popping up to try and play a similar role, but Backpage's adult escort section shutting down nationwide will help prevent the continued exploitation of countless more victims. It will make it harder for traffickers and sex buyers to profit from, control, and exploit adults and children who are in the sex trade against their will. This action is certainly a positive step forward for efforts to fight human trafficking in the U.S." '
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-...uts-down-adult-ads-citing-government-pressure
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