Came across news articles about Backpages losing their credit card processing from MasterCard and Visa.
Seems their ads went free for a few days and are now offering payment thru bitcoins.
2015-07-01: Visa follows MasterCard, cuts off business with Backpage.com
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/07/01/visa-mastercard-stop-business-with-backpage/29558315/
2015-07-06: Caving to Government Pressure, Visa and MasterCard Shut Down Payments to Backpage.com
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/...and-mastercard-shut-down-payments-backpagecom
2015-07-07: Backpage.com Says Screw Off to Squeamish Credit Card Companies by Dropping Fees For Adult Ads
http://reason.com/blog/2015/07/07/backpagecom-stops-fees-for-adult-ads
2015-07-07: After slaying, Backpage.com urged to drop ‘adult’ section
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/07/07/burlington/h972mUBSUlhHQvnlhy3sPO/story.html
2015-07-09: Backpage.com Adult Section Goes 100% Crypto
http://cointelegraph.com/news/114796/backpagecom-adult-section-goes-100-crypto
Seems their ads went free for a few days and are now offering payment thru bitcoins.
2015-07-01: Visa follows MasterCard, cuts off business with Backpage.com
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/07/01/visa-mastercard-stop-business-with-backpage/29558315/
2015-07-06: Caving to Government Pressure, Visa and MasterCard Shut Down Payments to Backpage.com
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/...and-mastercard-shut-down-payments-backpagecom
2015-07-07: Backpage.com Says Screw Off to Squeamish Credit Card Companies by Dropping Fees For Adult Ads
http://reason.com/blog/2015/07/07/backpagecom-stops-fees-for-adult-ads
2015-07-07: After slaying, Backpage.com urged to drop ‘adult’ section
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/07/07/burlington/h972mUBSUlhHQvnlhy3sPO/story.html
2015-07-09: Backpage.com Adult Section Goes 100% Crypto
http://cointelegraph.com/news/114796/backpagecom-adult-section-goes-100-crypto