 The website has attracted controversy due to its supposed promotion of illegal activity, and municipal police branches in some jurisdictions have been known to have "vice units" monitor websites such as Squirt.org.Due to the ability to seek out others for unprotected sex on the website ("barebacking"), the site has been used in sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV/AIDS research and outreach, as well as research on "hookup" sites for MSM.The website itself has co-operated with HIV/AIDS outreach programs, which have provided sexual health information to its users.