MetaFilter Saved My Pals From Sex Traffickers—Exclusive Interview

[EthanLeeVita]

The message thread reads like the play-by-play from an alternate reality game, wherein complete strangers work together to solve a complex mystery. But the drama that played out on MetaFilter this week was no game. If not for the intrepid members of this 11-year-old digital forum, a couple of young Russian women might possibly have fallen prey to sexual slavery.

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/05/metafilter-russian-sex-ring

[KBCraig]

Wow.