Carl Ferrer, the former CEO of Backpage.com, walked out of a federal courtroom in Arizona this week with just three years of probation and a $40,000 restitution order. That’s the end result of a conspiracy plea he struck back in 2018, when the feds stormed in to take down Backpage — once the...

Backpage.com was shut down in 2018, and its founders paid a heavy price. After reading this thread again, it hit me: what’s stopping law enforcement from shutting down all the major directories in the United States like Slixa, Eros, and Tryst.link? They have the power to deem each of these sites...

Backpage was such a unique site; it really stood out from other classified platforms. It was like Craigslist but better, especially for those in the market for cheap and quick companionship. You could find anything you were looking for, from casual hookups to more straightforward transactions...

A federal district judge in Arizona has sentenced Michael Lacey, a critically acclaimed journalist and award-winning civil libertarian, to five years in prison and imposed a $3 million fine in connection with his involvement with Backpage.com, according to the Associated Press. Lacey, 76...

Federal prosecutors are seeking 20-year prison sentences for the remaining defendants in the Backpage.com case, including co-founder Michael Lacey. The case focuses on accusations that the website facilitated prostitution and sex trafficking by allowing illegal ads to be posted, despite...