Yes, before. When their goal is to purchase bitcoin privately, but now, I don't think so, there is a KYC thing that usually most crypto buyers avoided. If I'm going to choose LocalBitcoins or Paxful, I rather choose Paxful because so far for me they are quite good than the LBC.

Otherwise, you need to understand the whole consequences ahead of using LocalBitcoins. Be cautious of scam that recently reported upon using LBC, it's your own diligence to use this service.