Interesting. What say you? First rs-avs/rs2k has their issues, now this? With all of the problems this country has, THIS is what the government says needs attention.

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So what's the alternative?

There are lots of alternatives. No one will be sex starved.  

I'd have to think something will pop up to take their place. I think there's just too much demand for it not to. I do feel bad for some of the providers who reply on BP's volume to even out their business.

What alternative provides the volume BP did?

It was a democrat from California who took BP down.
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/09/backpage-shutters-u-s-escort-ads-after-senate-report/

****side eye

We depend on BP for all of our advertising....we might have to close..

If girls are hoes..what are you?

Any suggestions please pm me. This is crazy. Why bother with us when there is real crime going on.

A pimp? No. Wait. That's you. I'm a sugar daddy. I buy your dinner, too! lol

Sameeee! I feel the providers should definitely be strict about verification though...things are definitely going to change around eros and Slixa. I'm just so happy to be a member of all the trust worthy online verification memberships. I can feel a whole different crowd of people getting ready to migrate to those two sites. Feel bad for all the bp workers affected by this though. This was really unfortunate for some. Smh.

The alternative for the girls who strictly post on BP is to now post in women seeking men which alot of them including myself have been doing anyway.  

Over the past two weeks.  Several were raided/busted and others just folded due to pressure.  Even some independents are retiring down there.  Now this.  Troubling times.

about 70-80% of the girls on there don't even exist. most of the ad's are bait and switch.  
Someone asked about alternatives.....the alternative is TER. I don't give a crap that BP is gone.
For all the negative comments over the years regarding BP, why does anyone even care?
BP is worse than Eros - yet some of you are worried? Please.

Looks like the ads have just moved under dating, women seeking men.

Where is uncle leo going to cast his eye on next?

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And other freedoms we have enjoyed.  It isn't about BP per se and who/what you can find there.  It's about over reaching government intrusion and restricting what consenting adults want to say or do in the privacy of their own homes.  Make sense now??

Attention.  It isn't about BP - it's about government intrusion into free speech and what consenting adults do behind closed doors.  Grasp it.

Though this is not the 1st time this happened.  CL Adult services was the goto for many for a long time and then they got hit and shut down, now BP.  I am sure that means someone will be popping up with something soon to replace it as happened before.  However till then many will be coming here and to any and all other advertising venues to find new girls to see.

just advertise on TER..

All the ads seem to have flipped to the dating pages! It will be back to the Chicago Reader ads etc. lol

Most people don't even know about TER. I would say around 20%. We had clients from Europe check BP and book...they never heard of TER either...

good riddance..

I hear you..
But TER is popular enough in Chicago. Outside of Chicago, different States and Cities all have their popular favorite sites for this business. Too bad we cannot mention the TER competitors. When I travel to the places where TER is not popular, or to the market small enough that TER doesn't have a section for it, I need to google to find what people use over there.  

Most of them better than BP or at least the same. Want a list? PM me.

I stopped using BP years ago, it didn't hit my target audience and basically was a pain to weed through all the nonsense contacts I got.  I do feel for those who used BP exclusively however, if anyone goes out of business over this, it's by their choice. There's too many other options out there for advertising and to learn from.

Not really, he is correct is he not

Amen girl! Hopefully everyone will be charging more closely the same price. Not that $40 snowstorm special stuff ive been seeing

I have always been a strong advocate of encouraging the government to do what they do best and let business do what it does best, make money. I agree that the government should protect children and women from abuse. I do not know how much Back Page contributed to child sex trafficking or abuse however if they did then I think that is an issue that should be addressed, however perhaps not their whole business.

100% correct.  Clearly, I'm on this site so my morality or lack thereof speaks for itself...but that does not negate the fact that we are really speaking about hookers losing an advertising venue!  I mean, that's like really a thing?  Call them escorts if you want, but they're hookers and the men (like me) who use their services are "johns."  So...who the hell are we to get all indignant about the First Amendment?  Nobody here really thinks this is a First Amendment issue, I mean come on!  What's next, quoting the Federalist Papers?  There are many ways to advertise.  One has been cut off.  It's hardly an assault by the government on citizens at the courthouse steps trying to exercise political speech against a tyrannical dictatorship.  
That said, I've found the indignation to be amusing.  "Escorts" are by nature enterprising.  I am sure the clever ladies here can figure out a way to advertise elsewhere or even begin something anew for everyone's use.  As an entrepreneur myself, I am sensitive to any obstacles put in the way of a true businessman or woman, but when that happens, we adapt.  It's what businesses do.   Be safe everyone - - - EOM

if this is business ending then it's your choice.  

I believe that what sealed their fate was the case of the 16 year old girl who was murdered in the south suburbs per a back page encounter. Guess they had no way of verifying ages. Surprised nobody brought it up sooner.

....I do agree on there's so many sites out there to advertise on.
And hopefully ladies who don't know about other boards find their way soon and never again get too comfortable with just one site or board for their income (or hell even one type of business/line of work).

Sites come and go. I could name a handful of great sites that disappeared, due to sloppy management mostly, that have been replaced.  If BP would've verified ages there wouldn't be this issues. They may re-activate, they may not. This really will weed out the amateurs and thieves. They will not make it to far on any of the other established sites.  That falls into the 'plus' category

a! I can remember The Reader and other such weekly magazines being the go to source almost 30 years ago

Backpage is still accepting ads except they are putting them under Women > Men section.  Same girls

On backpage look at "women seeking men" and down below look at "massage"
You will find everyone there!!

Supposedly, Backpage had software to alter ads before posting them. The senate report says "Backpage has maintained a practice of altering ads before publication by deleting words, phrases, and images indicative of criminality, including child sex trafficking". Of course, it is quite common for cops to label any prostitution sting as battling child sex trafficking even when no under age or pimped providers are involved. So, it is difficult to know what to think of this. I'd like to think that the market for underage providers is small enough that places like backpage could actually aid in reporting child sex trafficking without a significant hit on their profits. In fact, I've seen where some cops have praised Backpage for their rapid response to search warrants.  

I agree completely.  BP was great bait for Uncle Leo,  now he has to find some other place to visit.

Question is, will you miss Kmart?  Somehow I think not.