Forbes Slaps Times Over Backpage Column

Categories: National Media
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Daniel Fisher of Forbes.com today fired back at New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristoff over a Kristoff article attacking VVM's web classifieds site Backpage.com. In response to Kristoff's column, which largely regurgitates the talking points of Backpage critics, Fisher's response notes that Backpage works with law enforcement agencies to prosecute pimps who may illegally advertise underage prostitutes on the site. And because Backpage requires a credit-card number from anyone placing an ad on the site, it's made it easier for police to track down offenders. Fisher also underscores the fact that Backpage employs more than 100 people to help with such monitoring--and emphasizes something often overlooked in media coverage of the issue: The popular claim that adult advertising no longer appears on Backpage competitor Craigslist simply isn't true.   

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