Mike Morris. Updated on: June 23, Since April of , the personal listings section of most popular online classified sites has gone dry. The reason? An investigation in the US revealed that the owners behind sites like Backpage and Cracker were involved in some decidedly dodgy dealings and were charged with criminal offences including money laundering and aiding prostitution.
To avoid similar scrutiny, the likes of Craigslist and many others went to ground and ditched their personals categories. However, Locanto Australia has proved it is made of sterner stuff and has maintained its section for personal ads. In this guide, we take a look at the W4M section of the popular classified site, Locanto and find out why the site is gaining ground after Backpage was seized and Craigslist threw in the towel.
Following action taken by the U. Federal Bureau of Investigation F. In the immediate aftermath, sites like Craigslist which previously ran personal ads took the decision to cease operations in this area. Locanto has continued to provide a platform for both private personals as well as paid personal services. And, for the time being at least, they remain one of the only classified sites to do so.
This is welcome news to the many escorts who used these sites to advertise their services as well as erotic masseuses and fetish providers like Dominatrixes and subs. Lastly, Locanto unlike some of the other remaining classified services is an international site and covers all territories in Australia including Hobart as well as New Zealand.
As a result, many frequent users of the W4M category head to sites that cater specifically for hooking up and intimate encounters. The personals section of the website has an abundance of ways to list an ad with two main categories; Personals and Personal Services.
