Do you foresee an increase in OTC

They are more resourceful than we might think. The BP only girls will be hurting a lot, that’s for sure. Not all sites have shut down nor are they likely to. But, yes, there will probably be an increase in interest in some escorts showing up to strip as a means to make a buck both in and out of clubs.

I've seen a many escorts over the years that worked the strip clubs for regular clientele. From what I've seen they are usually much more successful at non or limited extras clubs as that they can lead customers on and then schedule outside activities.

I think most escorts won't strip, but instead will find other ways of getting word out about their services. There are always smaller online sites that few of us have heard of (yet) that offer escorts the opportunity to place ads. But as those small sites gain steam and become more popular they will ultimately suffer the same fate as the big sites have.

lotsoffun201 said "Essentially all escorts are out of business so what do they do?"

It's literally called "the oldest profession" for a reason. They are not out of business. As long as there's lots of guys who want to buy sex, escorts will find a way to sell it to them. Maybe some will strip, but others won't. And the web side of the business will adapt to the new U.S. laws. If nothing else, I expect to see a lot of foreign-hosted sites popping up to fill the void left by Backpage, TER, etc.

Here in Nevada we have the brothels...legal and essentially untouchable. I can’t see how the escorts, particularly the high end ones will advertise their sites etc. I agree though, foreign sites will crop up but I envision them being censored too.

They become strippers and use that to recruit customers to their other businesd

They will find a way around this eventually. Other sites will open; they'll get creative using existing sites like SA, etc., etc. In the meantime, I do believe that some of these girls will end up in clubs, especially in those areas that don't require licensing. This is especially true for girls who have criminal records that make finding a vanilla job difficult.

I agree with rickdugan

I agree with Papi

Pls list the boards that are shut down

TER barred US IP's
Backpage is down
tnaboard seems to be working for now
Eros is up
preferred411.com still up

escorts with their own websites will be searchable on google still .....
A new decentralized version of twitter called switter that is sex worker friendly has been created switter.at
girls can post descriptions, pictures, videos and use hashtags to describe services and locations

here they have some listings already:
listings.switter.at

Bitcoin trading has been suspended.

LOL....I'm still trading bitcoin while I sit here...I don't think so...
some site called eccie.net is also down

It must have been only temporary.

;-)

I agree with cflock

I expect that this will completely eradicate the P4P trade.

I predict an increase in the female prison population !

And a crash in bitcoin.

All this did was push traffic over to decentralized sites...P4P is here to stay.

bitcoin is climbing at the moment....though bearish over all....I lived through the $1000 down to $200 times and profited and I'll do the same now.

"All this did was push traffic over to decentralized sites.."

Which makes it even harder (or impossible) for LE to monitor trafficking. No?

Just wait, this is going to cause a crash.

Kind of off the original topic but squashing bitcoin trading really could happen thanks to child porn images/ links to kiddie porn sites on the dark web having been found attached to the bitcoin block chain. Say it isn't so, Dougster!

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Of course there will be an increase in OTC. As an authorized rep for The System (tm), I can tell that that is the only way to go.

SJG

For those who think that this will be a death blow for commercial sex, of course it won't. Just like people found an alternative to CL's Adult section when it was shut down 8 years ago, other alternatives will eventually pop up. There is just too much demand for these arrangements, from both sides, for this to ever go away. Instead it will just morph. Other sites will pop up, including some with offshore servers willing to take the risk. Some of it may move to less obvious sites, like dating and SB sites.

But of course these adjustments will take time. In the meantime, these girls still need to eat and will likely end up in strip clubs, on the streets, in hotel bars, etc. In other words, the places where they used to be found before CL/BP/et al.

"For those who think that this will be a death blow for commercial sex, of course it won't. "

So the sites fragment into thousands of pieces, making it impossible for LE to track. So what's the ultimate point of the new law?

There was no evidence whatsoever that that SETSA/FOSTA would reduce trafficking. There's lots of evidence in the other direction that the law puts sex workers in more danger. Typical of the way Congress passes laws...

^^^^ Remember back in the 80's, they used to rail against porn.

Well you don't hear much of that now because in the 90's the Internet made porn mainstream.

So now it is "TRAFFICKING". It doesn't mean the stock broker who works in NYC, and then spends 1/2 his time in India, and commutes. It isn't those who travel from place to place to work fairs and carnivals. Its not about those who work for Walmarts or Fast Food and get low wages. It is just about sex workers.

SJG

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I can still remember those pay box paper dispensers for adult oriented play. Perhaps they'll make a comeback.