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Originally Posted by Bladewire
Most ads on the platforms that closed were free Paul. Jesus fucking Christ it's the blind leading the blind with these fucking moron Trump supporters who work in our industry. Paul doesn't work though, but he supports Trump and hates the porn industry since he stopped being able to make money in it, he'd love to see the rest of us left fail.
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So is publishing free ads illegal?
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...ion-ads-507343
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Backpage.com, a classified advertising website that faced persistent allegations of profiting from illegal prostitution, was shut down by the U.S. government Friday as authorities reportedly brought criminal charges against seven of those involved in operating the site.
Visitors to the website Friday afternoon saw a notice indicating various Backpage sites were taken over in an “enforcement action” brought by the FBI, the Postal Inspection Service and the IRS.
A grand jury in Phoenix returned a 93-count indictment charging seven people associated with Backpage with using the internet to knowingly facilitate illegal prostitution and money laundering, according to CBS News and KPHO-TV.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ges/495701002/
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PHOENIX — A founder of a 45-year-old alternative weekly newspaper in Phoenix has been charged in the apparent culmination of a federal human-trafficking investigation.
Michael Lacey, 69, of Sedona, Ariz., who helped build a nationwide media empire out of the Phoenix New Times, was charged Friday as part a 93-count indictment that remained sealed late Friday, according to Lacey's lawyer, Larry Kazan.
Lacey also co-founded the online classified advertising site Backpage, and authorities had spent months probing whether the website served as a willing participant in the online sale of sex, including with underage girls.
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As some people have been charged I would say they were breaking some laws allegedly.
The problem with the Internet is it is like trying to turn back the tide. Loads of other places people will look.
https://www.google.cz/search?dcr=0&e....0.mNG14u1iniM