Backpage has been censored.  You can not read escort ads on their website any longer.  Whatever happened to free speech?

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What's next TER?

I wonder how long would it take for them to censor that.

...so not a big loss to me, but it is a disturbing trend that could have greater ramifications. Didn't the same thing happen to craigslist years ago? Before my time, but I recall someone mentioning it once.

Just a huge pain in the ass imo I will never understand some shit

I talked to someone in customer service with Eros and they wanted a photo ID to post there so I passed.  They said they were making sure all girls were of age and not using illegal language so their site wouldn't get taken down too.  

Where will providers post without backpage.  The Internet cannot be censored.  What website will go to now?

The section is packed with escort ads, just how long it will last is a good question

Her phone is going crazy now with guys calling her.. she is trying to figure out how to handle it.. take advantage of it but to not be stupid dumb about the obvious hazards with a stranger who has no presence on TER or anywhere else..

Anyone ever used escortcafe, cityvibes or eros?

escortcafe: Only has about 3 pages of ads and most are out of date, old reviews. only a few well known local ladies

Isn't the real victim in all this, "Children of the Night" - the privately-funded non-profit that helps rescue children caught up in the sex trade?  They are bemoaning the closing down of BP due to the fact that it resulted in a wealth of information which enabled authorities to track down victims and perpetrators of the child sex trade.  But apparently our Government thinks that infringing on BP's 1st amendment rights is somehow taking the "moral high ground."

This is actually quite frightening because without Backpage- where do you think law enforcement will focus their efforts next?

I advertise on eros, and you have to jump through hoops to get photos approved etc..I am also authenticated, which means I had to producey real info...look for the red dot under the ads, all those ladies had to prove their identity...not sure how it's possible for fake ads to sneak through? They are pretty strict and it's also a bit pricey to advertise so I think that would weed out the bots if in fact they are on there

I agree with HankTman and disagree with LE going after Eros.