Seven executives of the popular classified advertising website Backpage.com, including its co-founders, have been charged in a 93-count federal indictment, according to a press release from the US Department of Justice. On Friday, the site was seized by federal authorities, per a notice posted on the website, but the exact reasons were unknown at the […]
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Feds Seize Backpage.com, Site Linked to Sex Trafficking
A notice on the website of Backpage.com said it had been seized by multiple federal agencies. The site was at the center of a debate over amending a bedrock internet law. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ac7ed4bec5e9b19adb81f50/master/pass/backpage-elena-wired-web-01.jpg
Online advertising site Backpage.com was seized by the FBI
Screenshot Backpage.com Classified advertising website Backpage.com was seized by federal authorities on Friday afternoon “as part of an enforcement action” according to a notice on the website. The company is known for facilitating adult sex ads, and had been involved in a number of sex trafficking-related lawsuits, but the reason for the notice has not […]