#Google bans ‘sugar daddy’ apps from Android store

#Google bans ‘sugar daddy’ apps from Android store

“#Google bans ‘sugar daddy’ apps from Android store” Google is banning “sugar daddy” apps from its app store, the company said Wednesday, in a move that brings the Android phone maker in line with competitor Apple.  The change will take effect Sept. 1, according to Google.  “We’re updating the inappropriate content policy to institute new restrictions on sexual…

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#NYPD cracks down on Brooklyn prostitution market after Post exposé

#NYPD cracks down on Brooklyn prostitution market after Post exposé

“#NYPD cracks down on Brooklyn prostitution market after Post exposé” Police moved in on Brooklyn’s open-air prostitution market — arresting 11 men and seizing nine vehicles — following last week’s front-page Post exposé on the brazen enterprise, authorities said Friday. The NYPD operation on Thursday night targeted men driving along the four-block industrial stretch in…

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#Losing battle for NYC streets: Goodwin

#Losing battle for NYC streets: Goodwin

“#Losing battle for NYC streets: Goodwin” It’s an observation that defines an entire misbegotten era in New York. It comes from Marko Majic, head of business development for City Jeans on East Fordham Road in The Bronx.   “It looks like a bazaar in Istanbul,” he told The Post. “The only difference is in Istanbul it’s…

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#How decriminalization leads to more crime

#How decriminalization leads to more crime

“#How decriminalization leads to more crime” When Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez had all prostitution cases dismissed earlier this year, he puffed, “My office no longer prosecutes these offenses because we believe that those who engage in these activities should be offered assistance, not criminally prosecuted.” The Post’s Friday front-page investigation shows what sort of…

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#German sex workers dealt a serious blow by COVID-19 pandemic

#German sex workers dealt a serious blow by COVID-19 pandemic

“#German sex workers dealt a serious blow by COVID-19 pandemic” BERLIN (AP) — The number of people registered as sex workers with German authorities declined sharply last year as coronavirus restrictions shut brothels for months, official data showed Thursday. Legislation in 2002 legalized and regulated prostitution in Germany, giving sex workers social benefits, and they…

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#Facebook must face sex-trafficking suit, Texas judge rules

#Facebook must face sex-trafficking suit, Texas judge rules

“#Facebook must face sex-trafficking suit, Texas judge rules” Facebook may be held accountable for knowingly benefitting from sex traffickers who have used the social network to ensnare victims, a Texas court has ruled.  Three women who say they were forced as teenagers into prostitution by abusers on the site will be allowed to go forward…

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