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I'd describe Backpage.com as one of the biggest rackets out there, and I'm surprised that there hasn't been a Class Action proceeding against them yet.
They routinely and randomly delete paid advertising - claiming that it is up to individual reviewers whether an ad meets Backpage's policies regarding adult advertising content, but then Backpage management says there are no WRITTEN policies and that it is up to any individual reviewer to pick and choose at their discretion - and this explains how and why sometimes the identical ad runs without issue, and other times it is deleted; or sometimes an ad is deleted because it is "obscene," but 5 ads immediately surrounding it that have far more extreme content are deemed suitable.
I have previously sought chargebacks against Backpage when paying with Visa. Visa's position was that as long as they RUN the ad then they are deemed, by Visa, to be in compliance. They can immediately delete the ad, and they can undertake arbitrary actions of any nature and type they wish, but if the ad ran for a few seconds then it ran, and Visa will not chargeback.
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