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Does this report include any defense from Backpage, and if not, why do you find it persuasive? Do you believe that the people compiling the report were altruist

• DanBC 9y ago
  Yes, the report does include defence from Backpage. Some of it is stuff said by Backpage during the various trials they've been involved in, some of it is comment to this committee from Backpage employees. Note that Backpage were given the opportunity to put their side, and chose not to: > Since June 2015, the Subcommittee has sought information from Backpage -first through a voluntary request, then by subpoena— about those screening measures. Backpage refused to comply, and the Subcommittee was forced to initiate the first civil contempt action uthorized by the Senate in more than twenty years. Please read the report. It's not that long, and it's easy to read. Backpage does not deny that its site was used for the sale of children for sex. When Backpage used the Communications Decency Act they claimed that this illegal stuff was happening but they, as a dumb pipe for ads, bore no responsibility for them. This is all detailed in court cases, and you can find those court cases by reading the report and following the references.