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Backpage was a major example of why SESTA/FOSTA was "necessary". It seems convenient that it wasn't taken down until after the passage of SESTA (despite the fac
by JshWright 9y ago
Backpage was a major example of why SESTA/FOSTA was "necessary". It seems convenient that it wasn't taken down until after the passage of SESTA (despite the fact that the takedown did not leverage any of the new provisions, AFAICT (EDIT: as cft points out, the bill has not yet been signed by the President, so clearly it was not necessary))
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- cft 9y agoSESTA has not been signed by Trump yet afaik. In this case, it actually shows that to take down Backpage SESTA was unneeded.
- diabeetusman 9y agoYep, hasn't been signed yet (https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180406/13555839585/doj-seizes-shuts-down-backpagecom-before-sesta-has-even-been-signed.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180406/13555839585/doj-s...)