it doesn't make any difference where servers are hosted. what matters is who the owners are. if the site is owned by anyone who is a US citizen then they are subject to US law. it's open knowledge now that St. Chris disassociated himself from the site. so who controls it now? i've heard one of the current mods does. not saying who i heard because it doesn't matter. unless the current owner is not a US citizen then they have exposure. even if they weren't a US citizen US law can affect them. if you are familiar with the website The Pirate Bay it is hosted in Sweden and owned by three Swedish guys. it's owners regularly thumbed their noses at US law .. but they still got tried and convicted in Sweden. the site still exists .. for now.
these new laws probably aren't constitutional but until someone challenges them they are law. some effort is probably underway but it will take years to get any traction. i laugh when people deride Trump for signing these laws. he had no other option. in the current political climate about prostitution and trafficking it would be political suicide to oppose these laws.
so the current ownership whoever that is has decided that not allowing the ladies to advertise insulates them from these laws. they might be right but what does that do to ECCIE's long term future? probably not good. this site never was the huge cash cow most assumed it was, at best it's self sustaining but that's about it. you aren't raking in big bucks from it. without ad revenue how long can that continue? we'll see.
if you want a look at ECCIE's actual revenue here's a good link..
https://www.mustat.com/eccie.net
contrast that to eros.com ..
https://www.mustat.com/eros.com
Eros is ad's only. no reviews and considered worth 3 times what ECCIE is. the ad's on Eros are paid for by the ladies. in Dallas it's $155 for a month for a standard ad. it can be as high as $320 for a VIP ad.
The erotic review is also considered more valuable than ECCIE .. even now considering it's not generally accessible in the US. you can get to it via VPN but not regular internet access. that may change over time without easy US access.
https://www.mustat.com/theeroticreview.com
Eros is owned by some Swiss media company. they seem unconcerned by these new US laws. if ad's are the new evil, you'd think there would be concern? we'll see how that affects them. i don't visit Eros much so if it went dark i wouldn't miss it.