“We can’t take such risk without jeopardizing all our other services, so we are regretfully taking Craigslist personals offline. Many survivors of sex trafficking and the illegal prostitution trade have praised the legislation as a significant advance in their fight against the practice. Some tech companies, civil liberties groups and organizations of voluntary sex workers have argued that the bill overreaches. Freedom Network USA, a coalition of groups, said in a statement that the bill would only drive voluntary sex workers further underground. “Consensual commercial sex workers use harm reduction tools such as online forums to screen clients, avoid high risk activities, share resources, and protect each other,” it said.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2018 20:09 UTC