[SWAF-Potluck] Yellow Pages Shuts Out Escorts

[Kamile Kapel]

Who uses the yellow pages anymore?

On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:10 AM, Andrew Sorfleet <a.sorfleet at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yellow Pages Shuts Out Escorts
>
> Massage, adult entertainment may be next
>
> As of today, Yellow Pages will no longer provide on-line advertising under
> the heading "escort services."
>
> In a registered letter sent to customers last week, Yellow Pages stated
> the company will also stop providing print advertising for escort services
> as of May 1.
>
> The reason for the immediate cancellation of escort advertising contracts
> is Canada's new anti-prostitution laws enacted in Dec. 2014. According to
> Yellow Pages, Article 286.4 "makes knowingly advertising an offer to
> provide sexual services an indictable offence punishable by imprisonment."
>
> In addition, "Yellow Pages will evaluate all businesses under
> non-registered Massage, Adult Entertainment and similar headings on a
> case-by-case basis, and remove those that do not comply with the
> legislation."
>
>
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