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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Amelia Gentleman

UK anti-slavery commissioner launches investigation into ‘pimping websites’

Eleanor Lyons
Eleanor Lyons: ‘Adult service websites are a hotbed for trafficking.’ Photograph: Home Office/PA

The independent anti-slavery commissioner has launched an investigation into so-called pimping websites amid concern at the level of exploitation of trafficked and vulnerable women on those platforms.

Eleanor Lyons will interview women who say they have been trafficked into sex work and advertised on adult services websites such as Vivastreet that allow users to browse images and videos of women selling sex in their local area.

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