Backpage.com was the canary in the coalmine for the government to use accusations of "trafficking" as a method of suppressing free speech. (Contrary to popular misconception, the government did not use SESTA/FOSTA to go after Backpage)

This article is from the first pandemic lockdown and highlights how the decriminalisation of sex work helped sex workers survive during an unprecedented global event. theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…

This is a travesty, cheered on by politicians (and their enablers) from both major political parties, and largely ignored by what remains of the working press.

Fear-mongering, debunked myths, the conflation of sex work with trafficking and platforming unknown self-proclaimed experts – here's how misinformation and sex panic get clicks for the The Globe and Mail  theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…

If you want to learn about more debunked myths and the moral panic around sex trafficking, visit our Critical Anti-trafficking Repository and look for more quick facts, backgrounders and analyses on ResponsibleReporting.ca - swanvancouver.ca/resource/criti…

It gets worse with every media outlet that picks up this story. Journalists parrot talking points from the Consortium and act as a megaphone for misinformation. The conflation of sex work with trafficking and the denial of workers’ agency continues. bnnbloomberg.ca/video/shows/th…

Iris De La Cruz and her daughter Melissa discuss Iris' experiences as a street based sex worker in 1980s New York therialtoreport.com/2024/09/22/iri…

What are wind phones and how do they help with grief? smithsonianmag.com/innovation/wha…

Good read: Sanders, T. (2020). Paying for sex in a digital age: US and UK perspectives / Teela Sanders, Barbara G. Brents and Chris Wakefield. Routledge.

Have you seen a big drop in engagement since September? This change is probably the reason for that. There were other changes in the algorithm too: likes, comments and shares have less value, and profile clicks and bookmarks are extremely valuable. As is sharing outside of X.

Canadian Supreme Court case on #sexwork reignites debate on decriminalization freedomunited.org/news/canadian-…