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Sex Workers Sick of OnlyFans Are Building Their Own Websites
The recent scares over bans on adult content have some in the sex industry looking for more independence.
Mistrial Called in Backpage Case After Prosecutors Refuse to Stop Talking About Child Sex Trafficking
The prosecutors and their witnesses repeatedly brought up trafficking, despite no trafficking charges against founders Michael Lacey and James Larkin.
The 2020 Democratic Frontrunners Need to Answer for Their Votes on SESTA
SESTA put my sex worker community in severe danger. We need to demand our candidates commit to better policy this primary.
The Backpage Shutdown is Putting New Zealand Sex Workers at Risk
How the United States anti-trafficking movement rippled to New Zealand.
The US Crackdown on Sex Trafficking Is Devastating Australian Sex Workers
The closure of major US advertising sites like Backpage, which many sex workers relied on for their safety and livelihood, has had a major ripple effect beyond America's borders. Here, Australian sex workers tell us what it's meant for them.
SESTA Won't Stop Sex Trafficking, But It Will Kill Sex Workers
I am a homeless trafficking survivor, and I haven’t been helped at all by this bill — and the sex workers I know have already suffered as a result of it.
How a ‘Human Trafficking’ Narrative Was Used to Kill Backpage
Carl Ferrer, Backpage co-founder and CEO, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to facilitate prostitution.
How the US ‘Sex Trafficking’ Crackdown Is Hurting Sex Workers in Canada
The effects of the Trump-signed SESTA/FOSTA are much more far-reaching than you would expect.
Indictment Shows Backpage Facilitated Prostitution, But its Shutdown Will Still Hurt Sex Workers
The co-founders of Backpage.com are charged with facilitating prostitution and money laundering.
The FBI Just Seized Backpage.com
The website has previously been the subject of numerous lawsuits and a Congressional investigation for its alleged role in facilitating child sex trafficking.
Dominatrixes and Porn Sites Report a Huge BDSM Uptick Since Trump Became President
Across the country, it seems more people want to get spanked.
Cracking Down on Backpage Adult Has Only Made Sex Workers’ Lives Harder
The government crackdown is a harsh blow for any sex worker who’d been reliant on new business from the website.