On BackPage under some categories in red it says
"Images under review"
or just
"under review"

What is this, does it just mean that if I place an ad in one of the categories my images/post will have to be reviewed 1st?
Any ideas?

Kinda scary...reminds me of the CL thing.
Who is reviewing the content?

I have a few ads on BP. Would it be best to take them down or am I being paranoid?
I dont say anything suggestive but it seems like a way to draw unwanted attention
Thoughts?

CL used to be the bottom of the barrell... now BP seems to be filling the void CL closing down has left.

I would not be detered... but might be more selective/hesitant to respond to unfamiliar/unreviewed ads.

Fog

With guys freaking like below confessing to having sex with a provider etc I would have to to say no.

Once they give up that type of information who knows what other information they will give up, not a good situation.

with identifying ads that match trafficking profiles, etc.

IMO, it won't be long before BP goes the way of CL.

Personally, I like the idea of LE is screening out for trafficking. I don't have an issue with the hobby, insofar as all the players are willing. But I wouldn't want to encourage trafficking.

Can't LE catch traffickers without shutting down services such as BP?

First, I NEVER went to CL to look and once I found TER I stopped going to BP and Eros. The reason is that, for me, the ladies I would want to see in the central/northern MD area post on this board anyway, and there is just too much chaff on BP/Eros to find any wheat. Not true everywhere, and even as soon as yo get to downtown DC (Eros picks up).

That said, yes, LE will now focus on BP with CL gone. However, with all the CL (the ones that only posted to CL) now on BP, the amount of extra noise to be sifted through by LE reduces the odds by some unknown amount.

LE will always focus on the low hanging fruit. But they also do nab known providers form time to time. Notoriety is problematic in this business.

The benefit of a place like BP is that it is a mobile web site. Easy to disappear and reappear compared to a static website. However, it's also in a mall that gets a lot of scrutiny.

For ladies with reviews on the review boards, I suggest something like a plain vanilla ad with your photos and contact info. The guys who know how to search their local review board will do so (such as using the TER web search feature in my Chrome browser). The more innocuous and less suggestive your ad is, the less likely it will garner too much attention.