seraph Posted July 3, 2015 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 129 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,801 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 483 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/06/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted July 3, 2015 Backpage is well-known as a place to solicit prostitutes; even worse, minors are easily bought and sold there. MasterCard is no longer a payment option in the adult section of Backpage where solicitation, trafficking of adults, and domestic minor sex trafficking takes place. American Express had already withdrawn as a payment option. Come on Visa, you're next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted July 3, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.87 Content Count: 43,799 Content Per Day: 6.19 Reputation: 11,244 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted July 3, 2015 Can we do anything to encourage visa to join the other two cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted July 4, 2015 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 129 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,801 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 483 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/06/2002 Status: Offline Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 Can we do anything to encourage visa to join the other two cards? I called them out on Twitter... @Visa ...but haven't gotten a response. I have received responses that way from other companies and organizations (politicians not so much) that way. I also participate in a lot of things on change.org and takepart.com but there is currently nothing on those sites requesting this particular action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted July 4, 2015 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.87 Content Count: 43,799 Content Per Day: 6.19 Reputation: 11,244 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted July 4, 2015 Im leery of takepart. Every time I see something about them requesting action, its been a liberal (and often scripturally wrong) cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted July 6, 2015 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 129 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,801 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 483 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/06/2002 Status: Offline Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Im leery of takepart. Every time I see something about them requesting action, its been a liberal (and often scripturally wrong) cause. Yeah, there are a lot of liberal actions, same with change.org, because it's just people starting petitions, etc. Like anything you have to check what the action is asking for and hear both sides of the argument before putting your name to something. But it's really awesome to see change take place that you were a part of even in a small way as signing a petition or tweeting to apply pressure on companies/politicians or sharing things to raise awareness. And.... Visa is no longer a payment option on Backpage's adult section. Yay @Visa @MasterCard and @AmericanExpress Come on @Discover ...we are waiting! "...One source says Backpage makes $9 million a month from pimps placing sex ads. With both Visa and Mastercard no longer being able to be used to pay for ads, one non-profit that fights sex trafficking says it's like cutting off a major highway to the virtual street corner...." -Debra Alfarone, WUSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted July 9, 2015 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 129 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,801 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 483 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/06/2002 Status: Offline Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 FYI: Backpage accounts for 70% of the prostitution ads among five websites in the U.S. according to a 2012 estimate by AIM Group, a media research and consulting company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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