Just log in, all my reviews gone, PO access denied.  

Looks like all US reviews are gone. Getting really extreme.

Virtual snuggles for you. So sorry

Luckily, I have screenshots of all my reviews!🙏

I was thinking the same thing would happen, and I got all mine pulled late last night just in case and also screen grabs for the top 20 list I was on.

I apologize if my above post came off as insensitive! I meant to start a new thread on the general discussion board!  
I am terribly sorry you’ve lost your reviews and profile- it’s been an awful couple of months!!!
Hang in there, lovely! I have faith we will find our way through this mess.

Ever sense they started doing that, I was always in the top 5, and ranked 2nd for about 3 years.

I should have thought it, but i did not. Stupid me. Nothing can do but accept it.  

oh my!

Hmm, according to the TER SESTA FAQ published on the USA accessible webpage, they claim all "your" reviews and postings will remain visible outside the USA.  This FAQ is addressed to USA folks, so this latest behavior seems to contadict that.  

link below, if anyone is interested.

I can still see my reviews on my profile under "My Reviews" and it does say "Approved".. If you ask anyone you've met with to screen grab that for your records that might be a good idea if it's the only way to get a hold of the info.

I can still see every review I have written.  So the information is not lost.  I'm sure it will become available at some future time, subject to how things go.

If nobody can get a providers profile, and nobody can see her reviews......they are gone as far as that provider cares. If I click on "my reviews" all i get is page saying i have not submit any reviews. I not get page that they are blocked.  

Good point, but if they still have the reviews there's hope it gets rebuilt in the next erocticreview incarnation, or after they figure out what they can and can't do - too much uncertainty at this point..

I had 211 reviews.  Now I have 3.  My main question is, does that make me a newbie again?  I'm not feeling at all virginal, so I just need some clarification.  

There's just TOO much money at stake for TER to throw in the towel.  Definitely can see them just being careful now and trying to somehow figure out how to get around the legal issues and then act on it.  I imagine a lot of the providers are in full panic mode right now and with good reason but the owners of TER just have way too much to lose $$$ wise to give up this early.

All 211 of my reviews are still visible through "My TER" when I click on "My reviews", proof that they are not gone forever.  Just not visible to anyone but me, and only when I'm logged in.

... they do come back so I can fondly look back at them also lol.
I had only just shy of 50 but I treasured them (as my body of work also) and I miss them. *silently sniffles*.
I was doing all kinds of other admin stuff and didn't get to screenshot anything.  
Def wondered about you and other ladies who had them in the hundreds. I'm glad you were able to do what you could.

I'm hopeful that ter will be back.  these review are precious. and kept us the client and provider safety.  I cherish them all.

Shoot me an email.  News to share

Yeah, my reviews are intact as well.

can kiss my latina -Colombian ass!  
I like TER, no issues, I meet wonderful ladies AND gentleman too, I cant believe people on twitter are actually happy of what is going on.  
Makes my latina hair on fire!

This means they are all still there, for everybody, but that TER is blocking access right now.  Think about it, the review database is TER's reason for existing, they won't wipe it completely if there is even a SLIM chance that they can return to normal operation.  Lets all simmer down, stop panicking and wait.  It might be months becore it comes back, if at all.  Or it could come back tomorrow.  I am just glad we still have the forums to talk about it on and communicate.

Part A is NOT that difficult.  If every TER provider simply changed their location on their profile to some location outside the U.S., their reviews would show.

Most of us will migrate to other platforms, which is already happening.  

I never said that it would be easy.  All eggs should not be in the same basket anyway re:platforms.  Multiple platforms increase exposure no?

I do not believe you are correct.

Months is probably a best case scenario. Obviously, TER's legal counsel is taking a very low risk approach, so best bet is they are waiting for the courts to decide issues against the likes of BP.

regular friends...

...none of them are perfect including Twitter or Instagram.  
I'll never understand people rejoicing about others having their options stripped away one by one.

The Reviewer (if using non USA VPN connection) can still get in and grab his own review if you need them.

I believe that is possible, changing the ladies profile locations outside the  US might do it, reason is I posted a review for a touring lady from London when she visited my region SF last year.. All my reviews are still accessible by me to view like the other gents at my TER...but when I click on my handle on the boards, as you see I have 109 reviews, when you click on it, she's the only one showing up because of her base...London...

The only way leaving the US works is if it's legal in the country the server resides in.

Part A will  only work in small doses. If virtual moves catch on with provider's website and P411 showing different information, the jig is up with respect to knowingly facilitating and TER will put the kibosh on it...

position to challenge the new law, but most likely, some kind of plea deal will be made, so there won't be anything definitive that other companies and point to and say for certain how the new laws will be interpreted by the courts. They were targeted primarily for advertising underage women.  Most ad sites don't do that.  If they sign a stipulation to an injunction against advertising minors, then they may be allowed to go back into the sex ad business if they keep it adults only.  If they violate the injunction, then they will get closed for good and the principals will probably get some jail time.  A good attorney should be able to negotiate some middle ground that gives both sides SOME of what they want.  

Be a superseding indictment that includes charges under the new law AFTER they sift through the evidence they obtained in the seizure.  It's pretty clear that BP was the poster child (no pun intended) for the new law.

I doubt the justice department is stupid enough to bring an actual ex post facto case.

was seized AFTER the passing of the new law, which means they were still operating when the new law was in effect.  Just my own recollection.  

been seized anyway. I have no sympathy for the bottom of the barrel crap.

The law was just signed by Trump today.

I really encourage you all to give Switter a try. Google it for info on how to access this mastodon-based (think of something like Twitter, but sex work friendly).  

It's just so confusing I joined but I don't know how to navigate that site I'm slowly trying to get the hang of it. xox

Yeah, you’ll figure it out.  
Download a mastodon-capable app (like Amaroq for iPhone), and treat it just like Twitter.  

I download this ap called "amaraq" on iPhone.  

which seems to be what you're suggesting, and there was absolutely no liability until today, why do you think CV shut down the same day it was passed, and TER shut down their advertising portals a few days after.  If there was no liability attached to violation until TODAY, why would they not stay open and get three more weeks of revenue first?  Are all of their collective corporate attorneys hacks, in your opinion, for advising them to come into compliance when they first received CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE by way of the passage of the law?  As a constitutional lawyer, which is what I think you are trying to be, what would you have advised?  When a bill is passed my a much greater margin then needed to override a Presidential veto, the president's signature is a mere formality.  Everyone knew the bill would be the law of the land anyway, with or without his signature.  Not signing it after the overwhelming passage would have made him look like an idiot.  

Don't be so hard on yourself. I was meaning to screenshot but in the midst of trying to get organized and compile all of my records, losing sleep and still seeing clients, I did not have the window to screenshot and I am in the same boat as you, sweetie. It's overwhelming stressful right now
Hugs,
Lexi

My profile says I’m based in mumbai, which I actually AM, but all of my reviews are still up.  Some of them were written about US sessions.  I only moved to Mumbai a few years ago.

Thank you for correcting me, my apologies

Per the actual indictment brief, which can be found online if you search for it.  No references are made to FOSTA/SESTA, so there appears to be no grounds for appealing the new law in the case being brought against BP.  As such, Ex Post Facto will not apply, as the Travel Act and money laundering laws have been on the books for decades, and presumably long ago passed constitutional muster.   Not a lawyer, but the facts seem pretty clear.

Backpage might have been a motivating factor in passing the FOSTA/SESTA bills, but the case against BP is NOT going to set any kind of legal precedence for FOSTA/SESTA, nor will anyone be able to contest the constitutionality of FOSTA/SESTA based on whatever happens to BP. I know it doesn't seem that way, especially as the events seem to be happening concurrently, but the two matters are just that, two SEPARATE matters.

I also doubt the feds will bother with ex post facto cases. And in any case the SCOTUS can void a statute in part rather than in whole to eliminate the ex post facto part and keep the aiding part -- as they are easily separable components.

and since Trump signed it and the ninth circuit court seems to be against anything Trump is for and for anything he is against, our best hope is they enjoin the government from enforcing this law until the Supreme Court rules on it.

I agree it'll take years. That's why I think the new normal will be offshoring escort ads, and the elimination of legal onshore dating sites, ironically.
Once the site options coalesce, hobbying will return to present day ease. Legal dating will be hamstrung.

I have great reviews and worked hard for them, but only managed to save a handful on top of my rating and overall score. It's still sad because we work so hard for those reviews and I know writing them isn't always the easiest process, so we all lose, including TER.

About 5 years ago I downloaded most of my reviews and made copies of them (and did it again a week ago, before they disappeared).  Why?  Well, I was thinking of saving them in a safe place for when I'm in a VERY old stage of life, maybe living with others - assisted living, perhaps.  

They just have to reassert it at a higher level.

Many of us who've been in this game for years have built and established an identity for ourselves in the hobby based on our TER handle and presence, and elsewhere as well both off and online.  In my case, it has facilitated screening, getting invited to M&G's, and given me a measure of credibility with many ladies and fellow hobbyists locally, nationally, and internationally.

If you see someone calling himself GaGambler, but who sounds like a really "nice" guy, it's not me. lol

...in the hunt for ladies.
It's a bit chaotic and trying to use the search function proved frustrating. But I'll keep at it

They continue to improve the search interface. I see now they've added a listings section under the search tab.  Searching by city is starting to turn up valid results. Just have to get more providers active there.

search tab? listings section?

Can't imagine why anyone would have any issues with a president who has encouraged his supporters to engage in violence against those who don't support him, and encouraged the police to physically suspects.

Here is how the likely Dem candidate for POTUS in 2020 feels about these bills. A BLACK WOMAN to boot for what it's worth. Yet you blame no one but Trump who hasn't even made any public comments about the bill that I can find.

They passed a bill in the house and Senator Rob Portman added to it.
So his subcommittee introduced a bill, that would eliminate legal immunity for websites.

If you think the Dems would have voted against or blocked this had they been in power, I have ocean front property to sell you in Montana.   In case you haven't noticed, the hobby here has absolutely no support politically, or culturally.  As far as the rest of "acceptable" USA society goes, we might as well have three heads/be aliens from Mars.  Not good, but it is what it is.  Doubtful this will change anytime soon.        

So again this bill started with the GOP and yes the Dems voted for it.
This is a election year and no one was voting against this bill!

Both parties are hostile towards the hobby.  The tally of yea votes in both the House and Senate tell us that in no uncertain terms.        

I agreed with you about the sesta votes, but it's different motives on each side.
This is a big election year for both sides in congress.

That this shows Dem's can't be trusted because they will vote for something they don't believe in just to get political currency.  The seems pretty scummy to me.   You may disagree with the GOP, but at least they are not hypocrites.  After this vote, I feel like I need to go wash my hands after I type the word, Democrats.  Lol  (I'm a Libertarian and believe everyone else on both the right and left should mind their own business and leave me alone.  I may be breaking some archaic laws, but I'm not infringing on anyone else's rights by being a hobbyist.  I have a constitutional right to "pursue happiness" and that is what I'm doing here.)  

Now you know how some of us feel when lefties claim your side isn't full of hypocrites.

political arguments.  I'm not political, so I concede I'm out of my depth.  When I think of GOP, I think of the religious right.  That was the context for my comments above.  When I think Dems, I think Commies and Socialists.   When I think Libertarian, I think don't fuck with me and I won't fuck with you, so go sell your political BS somewhere else.   Its probably an oversimplification, but helps me keep track of who's who, and keeps my own perspective where I want it to be.    Does that make me politically naïve?  Who cares?  I don't.  

but alas politics is far from simple and the GOP can spend with the worst Tax and Spend Democrats, while the Dems are hardly our friends where it comes to issues like sexual liberties. Remember the issue of gay marriage? Both Obama and Hillary Clinton were solidly against it until the tide of public opinion was overwhelming at which point they not only switched sides, but claimed credit for something they had previously been against. Look at pot. Obama was 100% against legalized pot and never let his foot off the gas where it came to the Feds enforcing anti marijuana laws. The list goes on and on.

I am OPENLY going to church and praying for all you say above is the future.... I PRAISE TER NONSTOP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMJfw8aF90Y