Until now, law enforcement have struggled to identify the ring leaders of illegal prostitution rings operating online due to the pseudonymous nature of online ads, culprits» use of multiple phone numbers, email accounts and aliases, and the challenge of ascertaining whether or not an ad has been posted by a victim of the sex trade or a willing sex worker. (simplybitcoins.com)
The project seeks to develop machine - learning algorithms that can scan and identify patterns in sex ads, including the identification of illegal prostitution rings by identifying cryptocurrency wallets that are associated with multiple ads. (simplybitcoins.com)
A closer look, however, reveals that there's not as much of a distinction between illegal prostitution and sugar babies as Seeking Arrangement would lead one to believe. (blog.seekingarrangement.com)