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Visa joins MasterCard, AmEx in ending use for Backpage sex ads

Last Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2015, 03:47

Visa Inc said on Wednesday it is joining MasterCard Inc and American Express Co in barring its credit cards from being used to pay for ads on Backpage.com following a request from a Chicago sheriff who said the site is used by sex traffickers.

Penalties should act as deterrent for sex traffickers: Victims

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 23:55

Sex trafficking victims from various Asia Pacific countries demanded amendment to laws to include stricter penalties that can act as a deterrent to those involved in flesh trade and ensure better protection for women.