Backpage a Hotbed of Adult Escort Ads During SXSW

Fast Company: Even as a South by Southwest panel discussed how Backpage.com is a hotbed for sex trafficking and the U.S. Senate prepares to take action by holding the online classifieds service in contempt for facilitating human trafficking, police in Austin say the number of ads on the site offering illicit hookups continues to blossom during big events. Many “girls are coming here because of SXSW.”