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To be clear, Backpage didn't get shut down for merely hosting prostitution ads. They got shut down for actively editing ads featuring minors to remove referenc
by GVIrish 8y ago
To be clear, Backpage didn't get shut down for merely hosting prostitution ads. They got shut down for actively editing ads featuring minors to remove references to their age, money laundering, purposefully not reporting missing and exploited children, and few other things that showed they were not just a neutral party displaying ads.
- olivermarks 8y agohttps://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2018/08/25/backpage-founders-prostitution-charges-settling-scores-michael-lacey-james-larkin/1097236002/ https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investiga... as always it's complicated when free speech issues are involved