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AFA ActivismAction Alert - August 3, 2001Yahoo! Facilitates Prostitution Throughout U.S. And WorldIt is impossible to believe that Yahoo! is ignorant of this or its potential violations of federal law. Yahoo! should stop its involvement with the despicable and illegal trade of prostitution.
“Yahoo! facilitates prostitution throughout the U.S. and many other countries. Its involvement is very significant and potentially illegal,” said Patrick Trueman of American Family Association. Yahoo! accepts advertisements from prostitutes and prostitution enterprises in their Classified and Yellow Pages sections allowing potential customers to search by city and state. Also, there are numerous Yahoo! Clubs (both U.S. and foreign) that directly solicit customers and offer photos of the prostitutes, many engaged in various sex acts. Information on how to contact the prostitutes is provided. Yahoo! also provides a message exchange service on the front page of these Clubs where potential clients may communicate with the prostitutes. In the Yahoo! GeoCities and Profiles sites, many prostitutes and prostitution enterprises display sexually explicit photos along with phone and e-mail contact information and hourly and nightly charges for the prostitutes. “Yahoo!’s facilitation of prostitution may violate federal law which prohibits aiding and abetting interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of prostitution,” Trueman said. “All of the prostitution information is on Yahoo!’s own servers and is available to anyone, including children. It is impossible to believe that Yahoo! is ignorant of this or its potential violations of federal law. Yahoo! should stop its involvement with the despicable and illegal trade of prostitution.” Patrick Trueman is AFA’s director of governmental affairs, and was chief of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, from 1988 to 1992. ACTION NEEDED“Yahoo! is not a safe place for children and families and AFA urges all Internet users to avoid the site,” Trueman said. In addition, The American Family Association has launched a nationwide PETITION DRIVE to call upon Yahoo!, Inc. and its sponsors to get out of the pornography business. Increasing at an alarming rate are the nauseating, heart-breaking stories of children and adults devastated as a result of the Internet’s electronically-delivered pornography. Yahoo!, Inc. and its advertisers need to hear from us today. We can’t sit by and simply wish Yahoo! would clean up its act!Together, we can make a difference – but we need your help! SIGN THE PETITION today, urging Chairman Terry Semel of Yahoo! and its sponsors to get out of the porn business by pointing your browser to The PETITION. For those who have already signed the petition - please FORWARD THE PETITION today to at least 10 friends and urge them to do likewise. Click - Email This Page To A Friend - about one half way down the petition to forward it to friends and family. Thank you!
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