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Village Voice Chain To Split From Controversial Ad Site

Reuters | Chris Francescani and Nadia Damouni | Posted 11.23.2012 | Media
Read More: Newspapers, Mike Lacey, Voice Media Group, H&M, Liz MacDougall, AT&T, Pfizer, Miami Dolphins, Tony ORtega, American Airlines, Village Voice, Backpage.com, Best Buy, Macy's, Ikea, Video, Jim Larkin, Ihop, Scott Tobias, Reuters, Craigslist, Village Voice Media, Backpage, Media News

Sept 24 (Reuters) - Village Voice Media (VVM) will split off from its controversial Backpage.com online advertising site and create a new company fo...

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With Allies Like These, Who Needs Enemies?

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 09.25.2012 | Impact
Read More: Backpage.com, Child Sex Trafficking, Trafficked Youth, Backpage, Backpage Sex Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Impact News
Kevin M. Ryan

Backpage.com, the site owned by Village Voice Media that posts adult services ads online, has claimed it is "a critical ally" in the fight against child sex trafficking. So why is it fighting a Washington law that makes it a felony to advertise the sexual services of juveniles?

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Children Don't Belong on the Backpage

Wendi Adelson | Posted 09.10.2012 | Crime
Read More: Backpage, Backpage Sex Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Online Sex Trafficking, Village Voice Sex Trafficking, Crime News
Wendi Adelson

Village Voice Media has only one moral choice: take sex trafficking out of its business model. If not, Eric Holder and the Department of Justice need to step in and take action on our behalf.

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New York Times' Op-ed Confirms US Has Teen Sex Slave Epidemic

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 06.23.2012 | Impact
Read More: Backpage Sex Trafficking, Child Sex Trafficking, Abused Children, Child Sexual Abuse, Backpage, Impact News
Conchita Sarnoff

Finally, the New York Times' Nicholas Kristof reports on U.S. teenagers being sold for sex -- sex trafficking in America.

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Craigslist Saga: The Great Migration of Sex Trafficking Ads

Marissa Louie | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Backpage, Kroobe, Sex Ads, Child Sex Trafficking, change.org, Human Trafficking, Craigslist, Impact News
Marissa Louie

What has happened since Craigslist shut down its Adult Services section in the United States in September and internationally in December?

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