Here’s the name of the technique prosecutors have come up with to end prostitution as we know it. They call it “manual blocking.”
Manual blocking is what a coalition of U.S. Attorneys General have pressured Craigslist to institute as a way of filtering out ads for prostitution. No special software. Actual human beings will be responsible for the job.
What is a manual blocker – and how will he or she help end the solicitation of prostitution on the internet? The answer in a moment. But first, the hard news.