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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Amelia Gentleman

UK politicians propose ban on pimping websites

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MPs say the ease and speed with which pimps and traffickers can advertise victims to customers online has “turbo-charged the sex trafficking trade”. Photograph: Marina Demidiuk/Alamy

A ban on pimping websites has been proposed by MPs, as part of measures designed to rewrite legislation regulating the sexual exploitation of women.

Campaigners say ordering a woman to be sexually exploited has become as straightforward as ordering a takeaway online, with the proliferation of websites that allow buyers to browse images and videos of women, and refine their search by postcode.

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