Alicia Keys, Rosanne Cash, R.E.M., and More Join Fight Against Backpage.com
The controversial adult services section of the classified ad site Backpage.com gained more high-profile critics this week. A number of musicians, including Alicia Keys, Rosanne Cash, Talib Kweli and members of the bands Pearl Jam, R.E.M., and The Roots have signed a petition against the adult ads, on the grounds that they are used by human traffickers to sell women and children sex slaves.
Backpage.com is owned by Village Voice Media, publishers of 13 alternative weeklies including the LA Weekly.
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