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What Craigslist and Backpage Can Tell Us About the Meta Settlement

It doesn't matter if you're right. If you don't cave, the government might stop at nothing to destroy you.

Backpage executives to be sentenced after testifying against site founder about the site's sex ads

Backpage executives to be sentenced after testifying against site founder about the site's sex ads

Two former executives for the now-shuttered classified site Backpage

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How Backpage Became MILFS.com

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Return of the 'Tariff Man'

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Backpage Founder Michael Lacey Released on Bail

Lacey can await the resolution of his appeal outside of prison.

How the Feds Destroyed Backpage.com and Its Founders

By prosecuting the website's founders, the government chilled free speech online and ruined lives.

Watch Now: Classified: The War on Backpage.com

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Reason's New Documentary on Backpage.com Is Streaming Exclusively on CiVL

The film ties together years of reporting on a legal saga with broad implications for both free speech and sex work.

A History of Harris Positions on Sex Work

Harris' campaign hasn't said where she stands now. But she's historically taken a tough stance against prostitution and especially against men who pay for it.

Deplatforming Doesn't Make Sex Work Safer

Another study shows FOSTA failed.

Backpage's Michael Lacey Gets 5-Year Sentence

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Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering

Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering

The Independent UK

Feds Seek 20-Year Sentence for Backpage Co-Founder Michael Lacey

It's an insane ask for someone convicted of just one nonviolent offense.

Judge Acquits Backpage Co-Founder Michael Lacey on Most Counts

The court found insufficient evidence to sustain 53 of 84 remaining counts against Lacey.

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Casualty fans threaten to 'RIOT' over shock exit plan

Casualty viewers are up in arms over this character's fate was revealed last night

Feds Will Try Backpage Co-Founder Michael Lacey for a Third Time

It's a frightening reminder of how far the government will go to get their way—and to warn tech companies against platforming speech it doesn't like.

The Backpage Defendants Never Stood a Chance

Moral panic plus government power is an inescapably potent combination.

Backpage: The Monumental Free Speech Case the Media Ignored

The mere act of publishing sex ads online is enough to send most potential free speech allies scurrying for the exits.

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Ex-owners of sex work site Backpage convicted of prostitution scheme

Michael Lacey, Scott Spear and John Brunst, all men in their 70s, created complicated system to try to outwit US government

The Independent UK

Jurors hear opposite views of whether Backpage founder knew the site was running sex ads

Jurors at the criminal trial of a founder of the classified site Backpage

The Independent UK

Opening statements begin in website founder's 2nd trial over ads promoting prostitution

Federal prosecutors in Phoenix say a founder of the classified ad site Backpage

The Independent UK

Backpage founder faces trial over what prosecutors say was a scheme to sell ads for sex

A founder of Backpage faces second trial over what prosecutors say was a scheme to sell ads for sex

Google Isn't Intentionally Biased Against Republicans, Says Court

Plus: The real message behind DeSantis' abortion anecdote, midwives sue over Alabama regulations, and more…

The Independent UK

Backpage founder faces 2nd trial over what prosecutors say was a scheme to sell ads for sex

A founder of Backpage

Why Kamala Harris Won't Be Asked About the Suicide of a Newspaperman She Persecuted

When it comes to conflicts with people engaged in unpopular or disfavored speech, too many journalists side with the feds.

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