Craiglist erotic review

I didn't hear anyone applaud Craigslist when it shut down its listings for "adult services" earlier this week. The reaction ranged from amusement to doubt, as people questioned what difference it would make. Today a Salon article agrees that its shuttering is irrelevant , because Craigslist is for first-time johns and college students trying part-time sex work. The article directs readers to The Erotic Review NSFW, more because you may not want it in your history than visual lewdness , a sex worker review site dubbed the "Yelp for prostitutes. But how is it getting away with reviewing sex workers so openly?

Books have Amazon, and classified advertisements have Craigslist. Prostitutes have The Erotic Review. In a little-known success story, TheEroticReview. In dozens of conversations and in postings on the Internet in recent weeks, prostitutes have expressed concern that if The Erotic Review goes offline it could hurt business. But in the same breath, many are rejoicing about the potential downfall of Mr. One escort agency that was banned from the site has accused Mr. Elms of antitrust violations, suggesting that he abuses his power over the sex trade.

When I lived in the U. Defenders of the site argued that the shutdown made sex workers less safe, created a chilling effect on free expression, and undermined anti-trafficking efforts by removing Backpage as a valuable resource for law enforcement. A working paper published last month by researchers at Baylor and West Virginia universities provides new evidence that classified ad sites like Backpage do indeed play a significant role in reducing violence against women—especially female sex workers.

The erotic services site, launched in , was shut down in after attorneys general from several states threatened to sue craigslist. The study, which has been submitted to a peer-reviewed economics journal, offers the first solid evidence of what sex workers have been saying for years: that having the ability to advertise online for their services allows them to work in safer indoor environments and screen out violent clients. The new study reinforces previous research showing a decline in sexual violence in regions where prostitution has been legalized or decriminalized. It is well-known that illegal prostitution is a dangerous occupation with a high homicide rate 2.