Fedz seize BackPage

[Marina Brown]

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On 04/06/2018 07:15 PM, Razer wrote:

I guess we will need to make an onion site to sell our old junk
cars and advertise for gigs.



> "The United States government has seized Backpage.com, the
> controversial classifieds website. A notice informing visitors of
> the seizure was posted on the site, and a Justice Department
> spokesperson confirmed the notice.
> 
> According to the notice, the website and its affiliates were seized
> “as part of an enforcement action” by the FBI, as well as other
> federal and local agencies. The notice provides little other
> information, saying the Department of Justice will provide more at
> 6PM EST today.
> 
> Backpage was the target of allegations that it facilitated sex 
> trafficking and prostitution through its adult section, a
> controversy that took years to unwind and culminated in the arrest
> of the company’s CEO and eventual removal of the adult section.
> 
> “The FBI can confirm that law enforcement activity is occurring,”
> a spokesperson for the FBI’s Phoenix field office told The Verge.
> The office referred further questions to the Justice Department,
> which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
> 
> Last month, Congress passed controversial legislation meant to give
> law enforcement more power to stop online sex trafficking. Backpage
> became a central part of the discussion around the legislation,
> which many sex workers opposed.
> 
> Developing..."
> 
> https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/6/17207838/backpage-com-seized-website
- -down-fbi
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