Simple and discreet. That's how Eros.com is described. What more could you ask for from a website created for sex workers in the United States to offer their services?
And it's not as simple as it might seem. In 2018, the US enacted the SESTA/FOSTA Act (Stop Facilitating Trafficking in Persons and Enabling States and Victims to Combat Online Trafficking in Persons Act). With this law, the US government aimed to combat human trafficking. Since then, Eros and other escort websites have operated within a complex legal framework.The law, which was once used to dismantle major sex work websites like BackPage, Rentboy, and the personal ads on Craigslist, doesn't seem to have affected this platform, which has been operating since 1997. That's why so many escorts in the United States have chosen this platform to advertise their services. For many of them, Rros.com is undoubtedly the best option they've found for selling sex online . Why? And, above all, what are the characteristics of this directory of high-class American prostitutes ?
In this article we will answer these questions.
What is eros.com
Various legal actions by US authorities against the advertising of prostitution led to the OnlyFans platform becoming a showcase for many sex workers who found in it a possibility to make their offer visible.
The more experienced escorts, however, knew that OnlyFans didn't offer, and couldn't offer, the service that a traditional escort website could. That's why they looked for another way and found it on Eros.com .
What is www.eros.com? It's a website for sex workers offering their services in the United States. On this advertising platform, based in Switzerland, sex workers in the USA can post their profiles and offer their services. Those looking for an escort in the United States can use this website to find the woman they're looking for.
Unlike OnlyFans, the site does not manage advertisers' transactions and offers ads in almost all fifty states of the Union, as well as in Canada, Italy or the United Kingdom (in this case in the London area).
The escorts who advertise on Eros.com typically list their hourly rates on the site without explicitly specifying the services they offer. The website allows them to link to social media profiles.
The formal appearance of eros.com
Eros.com is a visually appealing website with a very intuitive interface. At the top of the page, it offers the following search options:
- Escorts
- Trans
- Massage
- Issues
- Live escorts.
Eros.com users can also perform a more personalized search using the magnifying glass tool or directly find out which advertisers are located in a specific geographic area. The website offers the option to choose from 46 states or geographic areas in the United States, either in directory or map format.
Below the US options, the website offers three more: Canada (with 13 internal options), Italy, and the United Kingdom.
After these options, the site displays a selection of escorts that can be viewed as a list or a mosaic, grouped in rows of 4 or 6 advertisers (depending on the user's choice). To access their profiles, simply click on the advertiser's photo (next to which their professional name appears). Once you do that, you enter their profile where you can see their personal information: name, gender, age, ethnicity, hair and eye color, height, weight, and measurements; as well as the photos and/or videos (up to a maximum of 8) that the escort or masseuse has chosen to showcase.
The advertiser's profile also indicates the type of service offered (incall or outcall) and whether services are offered only to men or also to women or couples.
The escort's profile also includes her contact information, an indication of whether the profile has been verified or not, and the option to visit her Instagram .
On each woman's profile, website users can indicate whether the photos are real and if there is any suspicion that she may be a victim of human trafficking. In its Anti-Trafficking Policy and Resources Statement, Eros.com declares its full commitment to raising awareness about this scourge, its firm commitment to implementing internal initiatives against it, and provides users with a list of details to look for during a date with their escort to determine if the woman in question may be a victim of trafficking.
Beyond these recommendations, the website provides a series of links in the statement to contact various agencies and/or departments should a human trafficking situation be detected. These agencies and departments include, among others, the Department of Justice, local FBI offices, the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In the following section we will gather what the Eros.com website itself indicates about its activity and characteristics, as well as its responsibility for its content.
Website content and responsibility
Eros clearly states that the site is not responsible for creating or producing any of the content that appears in any of the advertisements published on it. The content is, however, reviewed by the site's team, which verifies the age of the advertisers, who in no case may be minors.
Images showing explicit genital nudity or any type of sexual activity are also banned on the web.
The site declares zero tolerance for human trafficking or child pornography and emphasizes its willingness to cooperate at all times with law enforcement in the investigation of criminal activities.
Having stated this, Eros Guide emphasizes that the content of its advertisements is the sole responsibility of the advertisers who have independently requested that they be uploaded to the website.
Eros.com specifically states that it is not an escort agency and has no relationship with the advertised individuals other than publishing their profiles/ads. It also emphasizes that the only information it can provide for potential contact with the advertised individuals is that specified in the advertisement.
