Visa, MasterCard drop Backpage.com after sex trafficking claims

[HeyOverHere]

If the ads are free then why not post photos that have nudity?

The ad will be flagged and taken down but it will take some time before the removal happens.

[M69]

I am going to give away my political leanings but here is a National Story on this:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/07/08...cmp=latestnews

[ElisabethWhispers]

Originally Posted by M69

I am going to give away my political leanings but here is a National Story on this:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/07/08...cmp=latestnews

I read Fox news on occasion and that doesn't really reflect my moderate views. Smile.

Anyway, the war on backpage has been going on for years. That is why craigslist quit doing adult/sex work ads.

It wasn't JUST started because of a murder a few weeks back. This has been in the works for YEARS.

Just last year, Chase Bank quit allowing their checking account holders to pay for backpage ads from their checking accounts. I know this for a fact.

So there has been a lot of behind the screen crap going on with backpage for a very long time.

Just my thoughts. Thanks for the link!

Soft kisses where they count the most,
Elisabeth

[GloriaMartinez]

I tried to post an ad using the promo code FREESPEECH
and it still wouldn't let me post

[M69]

Originally Posted by ElisabethWhispers

I read Fox news on occasion and that doesn't really reflect my moderate views. Smile.

Anyway, the war on backpage has been going on for years. That is why craigslist quit doing adult/sex work ads.

It wasn't JUST started because of a murder a few weeks back. This has been in the works for YEARS.

Just last year, Chase Bank quit allowing their checking account holders to pay for backpage ads from their checking accounts. I know this for a fact.

So there has been a lot of behind the screen crap going on with backpage for a very long time.

Just my thoughts. Thanks for the link!

Soft kisses where they count the most,
Elisabeth

EW,

I don't know how you stomach Fox with moderate views. I can't read or watch MCNBC without getting sick to my stomach. LOL

I am quite aware of the national attention it has been getting. I just wanted to provide another reference point on the ongoing battle to shut the adult section down on Backpage. If they are finally successful, another site will popup fast. I am building it now. LOL

And I miss your soft sweet kisses.

M69

[Guest070818-1]

Originally Posted by GloriaMartinez

I tried to post an ad using the promo code FREESPEECH
and it still wouldn't let me post

The ads are free now - I don't think you need a code or anything.

[beachcomber789]

Originally Posted by thathottnurse

Huh, I might have to post an ad on BP for grins now that it's free.

I'm a cheap whore.

Cheap...like hell you are.

Or did you mean frugal?

[beachcomber789]

I had heard once that MasterCard & Visa review charges and if you spend a lot at strip clubs they lower your credit score...never seen proof of that, but a loan officer had said that.

[M69]

Originally Posted by beachcomber789

I had heard once that MasterCard & Visa review charges and if you spend a lot at strip clubs they lower your credit score...never seen proof of that, but a loan officer had said that.

That is blatantly false!

[HoneyRose]

Originally Posted by beachcomber789

I had heard once that MasterCard & Visa review charges and if you spend a lot at strip clubs they lower your credit score...never seen proof of that, but a loan officer had said that.

I thought I'd read that too, but when I went looking for it, the closest I found was this article saying that purchasing porn can lower your credit score:
http://www.consumerismcommentary.com...m-your-credit/

But here's an article that says "some lenders" will give you lower marks for visiting strip clubs (risky AND risque' behaviour LOL!):
http://www.investinganswers.com/pers...dit-score-3292

[Fort Worth Punk]

Claims?

Come on... you really think that any site, including eccie, just suddenly has a bunch of girls from out of state post, with very similar ads, usually other obvious similarities, and then just as quickly as they appeared they vanish?

Just look through the "Welcome Wagon" some time and you can see when a pimp well versed in eccie gets to town with his stable. And when he's gotten them all verified you can see it in the ads because they post the ads in bunches too.

I mean, shit, I know I get paid to recognize trends and patterns, but I don't think you need to be a genius to see it.

[Spa Owner]

It seems backpage has less ads and they are not allowing new ads...just the old ads. My question is where do people advertise if not on backpage? I have been a hobbyist since the ASPD days. I am part owner in a studio/spa now....what a headache..LOL..and seen a real decline in business the past couple of weeks. I wonder if some clients are getting skittish with the backpage crackdown.

[Guest070818-1]

Originally Posted by Spa Owner

It seems backpage has less ads and they are not allowing new ads...just the old ads. My question is where do people advertise if not on backpage? I have been a hobbyist since the ASPD days.

Google "escorts/spas/body rubs in Dallas"

Whatever sites come up in the search results are the sites that you should be advertising on. I suppose potential clients search for the same thing when its time to get some strange.

Originally Posted by Spa Owner

I am part owner in a studio/spa now....what a headache..LOL

Have you read the alert section around here lately? Good luck.

[Guest092216]

Well I just posted my first BP ad for kicks. I imagine not too many guys have references or p411 but we'll see.

Also, would love if a site like BP were able to change its ad space reputation into established verified providers and leave behind the human trafficking stigma.

I have a dream!!! Lol

[Sierra Sinclair]

ThatHottNurse, We can only dream!