Backpage had a staff of ~70 people who screened adult advertisements and regularly reported suspicious activity to the police. With escort advertising now being so fragmented it just makes the job of investigators harder.
I think this bill had good intentions but was poorly implemented. ISP safe harbor provisions are really important.
Until there is case law precedent the good site operators are being cautious and shutting down. The sites you see now are likely ran by the shadier people in the industry who don’t care as much, if at all, about the law.
Source: I worked IT at a adult company for over a decade.
