http://kc.backpage.com/FemaleEscorts...to-see/3286966
So, who has decided to pick a fight with the not to see girls?
He's well within his right to post whatever he wants, after all he paid for the ad. Originally Posted by ampadActually the "ad" violates the Backpage.com terms and posting guidelines for the category (and their site in general), such actions have been similarly addressed by Backpage.com frequently. He is free to post whatever he wants, within the boundaries of the acceptable use policy of where he posts - or he is welcome to register a domain, pay for shared hosting and write a blog in which he can define his own terms and conditions . . . otherwise, no - he really doesn't have an inherent right to editorialize in such manner as it is specifically prohibited by the venue in which he is doing so . . not to mention that advertising is not protected "speech" according to precedent . . paying for an "ad" doesn't give you the right to do or say anything you want . . .
As per my comment about him being able to post whatever he wants, that was more in the sense of "freedom of speech", so don't read into it too much Originally Posted by ampadActually, there is a huge difference between "free speech" and "commercial speech" . . . See this link.
it's gone today. Originally Posted by oldman49And, they'll take it down every time - the only reason it was up so long this time was because of the the day of the week and time of day it was posted . . . every time this guy spends his money on an "ad", he's going to lose it, then they'll eventually block his IP address for violation of their TOS and he won't even be able to browse the site from that IP address. Backpage doesn't issue refunds for listings that violate their TOS and they'll win a chargeback request by keeping a copy of the "ad" and presenting it to his credit card company if he disputes the charge. I suppose in his mind, the money was worth it.