Proposed Tweak to Internet Law Could Spur Seismic Shifts in Web as We Know It
A bill related to sex trafficking and Section 230 could have far-reaching consequences for web content, publishers, and apps.
A bill related to sex trafficking and Section 230 could have far-reaching consequences for web content, publishers, and apps.
A subpoena calls for copies of all Backpage ads posted over several years, all billing records, and the identities of all of the website's users.
Attorney Robert Corn-Revere discusses the failed case against the "world's largest online brothel."
Watch Elizabeth Nolan Brown discuss the film with director Mary Mazzio, who aims to overhaul Backpage and federal law in the name of sex-trafficked teens.
As Congress puts Backpage on trial, Section 230 is the big fish in this barrel of red herrings.
"It's a sad day for America's children victimized by prostitution," said victims services advocate Lois Lee.
"Congress has spoken on this matter and it is for Congress, not this Court, to revisit."
"Congress has spoken on this matter and it is for Congress, not this court, to revisit." Except for maybe later this afternoon...
"Make no mistake; Kamala Harris has won all that she was looking to win when she had us arrested."
Behold, 12 things the state of California considers sex trafficking that are totally not
Visa and Mastercard had ceased serving the site under threat of sanction from the Illinois sheriff.
"Congress did not sound an uncertain trumpet when it...chose to enact broad protections to internet publishers," held the appeals court.
Following a First Amendment win against Illinois Sheriff Tom Dart, Backpage.com has filed a civil action against the U.S. Attorney General.
A federal appeals court tells Tom Dart to stop threatening payment processors that do business with the classified-ad site.
"Defiance of a congressional subpoena is rare, and it's serious," says Sen. Rob Portman.
The columnist thinks you should go out of business if some of your customers are criminals.
"It appears that an oft-used tool for identifying lawbreakers will be lost if Backpage were to fold," writes federal judge.
Score one for sex workers, capitalism, and common sense.
Plaintiffs coerced into prostitution as teens alleged that Backpage was complicit in their trafficking.
Senators sneak through SAVE Act as amendment, creating criminal liability for classified-ad sites.
Closing sites like Backpage.com puts trafficking victims at even more risk.
Lawmakers target classified ad sites