I deem this as an indication to the fact that LinkedIn is the de facto online social network for business.
Does LinkedIn have a prostitution problem?
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Re: Does LinkedIn have a prostitution problem?
#22so the real reason why prostitutes use linked in isn't to FIND new clients or to create networks of whores on linked in -- it's to verify that their clients aren't cops. in a lot of places, prostitution is illegal, and clients and "service providers" alike are worried about the repercussions of getting caught. some are regular people who are trying to make money, or like their side alter ego, but don't particularly w…
> whores
Can we at least call them prostitues if sex worker is too PC for HN?
Re: Does LinkedIn have a prostitution problem?
#23ok, in which countries do sex workers identify themselves with their name and actual profession and it is completely ok? likewho would even create a profile like this?
don't other families don't trash her as a bad mother, doesn't it affect their employment prospects, are their kids or parents not harassed etc?
if there is a country like that i want to live there.
Re: Does LinkedIn have a prostitution problem?
#24so the real reason why prostitutes use linked in isn't to FIND new clients or to create networks of whores on linked in -- it's to verify that their clients aren't cops. in a lot of places, prostitution is illegal, and clients and "service providers" alike are worried about the repercussions of getting caught. some are regular people who are trying to make money, or like their side alter ego, but don't particularly w…
"a busy linked in profile, business cards, and a drivers license that all point to the same person is a pretty good sign that that person ACTUALLY has the job they claim and they're not a cop."
It would seem almost trivial to create a believable linkedin profile that could fool anybody. I get linkedin requests all the time from people who I don't know who are trolling to build up a profile.
And "business cards"?
Re: Does LinkedIn have a prostitution problem?
#25so the real reason why prostitutes use linked in isn't to FIND new clients or to create networks of whores on linked in -- it's to verify that their clients aren't cops. in a lot of places, prostitution is illegal, and clients and "service providers" alike are worried about the repercussions of getting caught. some are regular people who are trying to make money, or like their side alter ego, but don't particularly w…
So there are people who are paid by the government to have sex with hookers and then arrest them?
best job ever. just kidding. obviously, no law enforcement officer has ever engaged in sexual activity with a sex worker. that's just historical fact.
No actual sex has to happen for a crime to be committed.
Solicitation is a crime. just agreeing to submit or receive payment in exchange for sexual activity is the crime.
So law enforcement officers can set up situations where they get sex workers to agree to do things in exchange for payment, then they're busted. Confirmation through linkedin, place of business, business cards, referrals, calling clients' mothers, etc can be used to mitigate the risk that their counterparty is a cop.
http://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/solicitation-o...
Re: Does LinkedIn have a prostitution problem?
#26No.
Re: Does LinkedIn have a prostitution problem?
#27so the real reason why prostitutes use linked in isn't to FIND new clients or to create networks of whores on linked in -- it's to verify that their clients aren't cops. in a lot of places, prostitution is illegal, and clients and "service providers" alike are worried about the repercussions of getting caught. some are regular people who are trying to make money, or like their side alter ego, but don't particularly w…
"a busy linked in profile, business cards, and a drivers license that all point to the same person is a pretty good sign that that person ACTUALLY has the job they claim and they're not a cop." It would seem almost trivial to create a believable linkedin profile that could fool anybody. I get linkedin requests all the time from people who I don't know who are trolling to build up a profile. And "business cards"?
i don't think anyone is under the delusion that it is foolproof.
Obviously, cops can fake all that stuff. But if you're just an average sex worker, the law probably doesn't have it out specifically for you, and it's a lot lower hanging fruit to just go for the careless sex workers who don't even verify.
The amount of time/effort they would have to spend (while not necessarily a lot) wouldn't be justified by the probably non-existent increase in the total busts, unless they had an axe to grind against a specific provider for some reason.
source: i moonlight as a male prostitute. and i disappoint a lot of women.
Re: Does LinkedIn have a prostitution problem?
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
So there are people who are paid by the government to have sex with hookers and then arrest them?
best job ever. just kidding. obviously, no law enforcement officer has ever engaged in sexual activity with a sex worker. that 's just historical fact. No actual sex has to happen for a crime to be committed. Solicitation is a crime. just agreeing to submit or receive payment in exchange for sexual activity is the crime. So law enforcement officers can set up situations where they get sex workers to agree to do thing…
Sarcasm is difficult to convey over text.
Re: Does LinkedIn have a prostitution problem?
#29The title of the article raises a good question, though: what is the rationale for clamping down on this? Have they had a real problem, or is it merely moralistic?
Potential PR problems
Re: Does LinkedIn have a prostitution problem?
#30ok, in which countries do sex workers identify themselves with their name and actual profession and it is completely ok? likewho would even create a profile like this? don't other families don't trash her as a bad mother, doesn't it affect their employment prospects, are their kids or parents not harassed etc? if there is a country like that i want to live there.
Netherlands.