Backpage.com shuts down adult services ads after relentless pressure from authorities - The Washington Post
'We get it,” Larkin and Lacey said in a statement. “But the shut-down of Backpage’s adult classified advertising is an assault on the First Amendment. '
'Its report alleged that Backpage knowingly hid child sex trafficking and prostitution by deleting incriminating terms from its ads before publication. '
'Backpage said in a statement that scrutiny of the site by government officials has made it too costly to keep operating the adult section. '
'Advocates say such advertisements have improved safety for sex workers by allowing them to negotiate services online rather than in the streets. '
'Backpage’s founders and executives will appear in the hearing but do not plan to testify, according to their attorneys. '
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'We get it,” Larkin and Lacey said in a statement. “But the shut-down of Backpage’s adult classified advertising is an assault on the First Amendment. '
'Its report alleged that Backpage knowingly hid child sex trafficking and prostitution by deleting incriminating terms from its ads before publication. '
'Backpage said in a statement that scrutiny of the site by government officials has made it too costly to keep operating the adult section. '
'Advocates say such advertisements have improved safety for sex workers by allowing them to negotiate services online rather than in the streets. '
'Backpage’s founders and executives will appear in the hearing but do not plan to testify, according to their attorneys. '
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