Sex Trafficking On Backpage.com: Much Ado About (Statistically) Nothing

TechCrunch writes, Editor’s note: Julie Ruvolo is a freelance writer and digital editor for the New York Museum of Sex. You can follow her on Twitter. According to a growing list of religious groups, feminists, celebrities and policy makers, adult classifieds website Backpage.com is profiting from one of the ugliest crimes on the planet: sex trafficking. Backpage’s critics say they are facilitating sex slavery and should shut the site down. New York Times writer Nick Kristof pressured Goldman Sachs to unload its shares in Village Voice Media overnight (and at a $30 million loss) in March. In July,...

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