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ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Backpage is very different than Valve. Backpage execs were directly involved in the pimping of minors, this were proven in court.

I don’t believe Valve execs are pimping minors through Steam.

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zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
No, they were not directly involved and no, pimping minors was not proven in court. Money laundering and conspiracy to facilitate prostitution were the charges that stuck. In fact, prosecutors claiming they were involved in child sex trafficking caused a mistrial apnews.com/…/business-trials-3b1c9d3e59e90cd60764…

The point is not about what they did or didn’t do, it’s that if you try to go outside the system you get hammered.

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- ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Thanks for the correction.
  
  I’m not comfortable with tech execs making bank off sex workers, but I should aim to be more familiar with the outcome of the case.
  
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belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Its not different because in both instances it was CC companies being anti sex.

Realpage being a “den of CSAM” was not happening at any scale the CC companies were actively worried about and it was about defunding sex workers.

Same deal here. This is about control and puritanism.

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