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Daisy.3

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Backpage CEO arrested
« on: 07 October 2016, 12:40:11 am »
About an hour ago the CEO of Backpage was arrested. They'll be shutting down the site soon I'd imagine; it'll go the same way as Rentboy, My Red Book etc.

Just google it for the latest news. Hard to find anything as it's just breaking now and I've only seen the papers issued for the arrest.

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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #1 on: 07 October 2016, 12:46:27 am »
Oh no that isn't good looks like I'll have to find another site to advertise on. Does any know of any like back page? please.

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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #2 on: 07 October 2016, 12:54:16 am »
Just read online after seeing your post. WOW I really hope the website stays in tact as that's where all my outcalls dinner dates and overnights compared to AW. Nice international vanilla men.

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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #3 on: 07 October 2016, 02:08:22 am »
Backpage moved to Holland a while ago (for the duh! -obvious reasons-). it's Dutch company now Atlantische Bedrijven CV, based on the netherlands, they have all the servers and lots of staff there so I wouldn't be so quick thinking they are going to shut it down. Californian police have raided their Dallas headquarters but if the company is Dutch do they have the power to shut it down? Not sure about that...

Rentboy got shut down because it was New York based, the website that took over is an American company that moved to the Netherlands. Charging the CEO of Backpage with pimping underage girls is like charging the CEO of Fedex with drug trafficking because there a few individuals using Fedex to ship whatever drugs. The charges are ridiculous. I really hope logics prevail.
« Last Edit: 12 October 2016, 06:06:48 pm by Ana30 »
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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #4 on: 12 October 2016, 05:37:42 pm »

Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer Arrested on Pimping Charges

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/backpage-com-ceo-carl-ferrer-arrested-pimping-charges-n661426?cid=public-rss_20161012

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ana30

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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #5 on: 14 October 2016, 10:19:27 pm »
Carl Ferrer Backpage CEO
Jim Larkin (shareholder)
Michael Lacey (shareholder)

Aparently (or that's what the media said) Ferrer was being held in jail with no bond but they have all been released from Sacramento Jail today Oct 14th 2016

htt /ww.sacsheriff.com/inmate_information/

wtf?

Not sure if one human rights violation can justify another one.  This is a classic case of 'shooting the messenger,' but one that has dire consequences for all of us.  If a media publication or website is liable for every action taken by any individual that publishes any content on their site, free speech is dead in America.  In addition, corporate protections are erased when the 'faceman' of a complex organization is now responsible for every action taken or policy made by that corporation.  If Kamala Harris and her ilk cared one bit for 'sex slaves,' they would leave Backpage intact and have the police scanning the site daily for postings by potential traffickers.  Erasing the forum pushes the activity underground where it is harder to monitor.
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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #6 on: 14 October 2016, 10:24:40 pm »
On a more scary note rentboy CEO Jeffrey Hurant pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution and is going to jail 2 years.

finance.yahoo.com/news/rentboy-com-ceo-pleads-guilty-155414069.html

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ana30

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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #7 on: 15 October 2016, 04:16:10 pm »
Regular LA Vlogger Nicole Lynn makes a good defence of Backpage in this video.

hts://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbAUIuAbt5Q
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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #8 on: 19 October 2016, 03:09:46 pm »
The hysterical language around the whole issue is laughable. "The worlds largest online brothel", honestly!
What I do find objectionable is that adverts are free for other users, but us sex workers have to pay.  :FF
For that discrimination alone I'd like them to get a large fine, or better still, make a very large donation to a charity that helps trafficked and underage sex workers.
Yet again, it's men financially profiting from us lying on our backs.
Just saying...
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ana30

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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #9 on: 20 October 2016, 02:45:01 pm »
Yet again, it's men financially profiting from us lying on our backs.
Just saying...

How can men financially profit from us by lying in our backs? (sorry I must be really thick).

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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #10 on: 20 October 2016, 08:23:16 pm »
she means, if your not a adult indusry worker - to advertise on backpage / cracker, is 100% free.

They charge adult industry workers to post adverts

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ana30

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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #11 on: 20 October 2016, 11:08:55 pm »
she means, if your not a adult indusry worker - to advertise on backpage / cracker, is 100% free.

They charge adult industry workers to post adverts

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As far as I remember they charge for people offering other services too, and the real state brokers (?). In any case I do remember (back in the good ol days) when craigslist adult section was free and the distric attorney made them have people pay with their credit cards for the ads in order to trace the pimps and the bad apples.CL didn't wanted to charge but they were forced to do it by law enforcement.
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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #12 on: 05 December 2016, 03:16:34 pm »
Charges against Backpage CEO's get dropped by the judge.

tp://cw33.com/2016/11/16/judge-drops-pimping-charges-against-backpage-com-ceo/

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Re: Backpage CEO arrested
« Reply #13 on: 07 December 2016, 05:18:04 am »
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