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  2. Backpage - Wikipedia

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    Backpage founder Michael Lacey founded the Phoenix New Times in 1970, saying it was a response to the Vietnam War and the Kent State shootings. Backpage co-founder Jim Larkin joined the New Times in 1971. [5] [6] [7] The New Times' papers were free and relied on advertising. The New Times especially relied on classified advertising to earn ...

  3. How the Feds Destroyed Backpage.com and Its Founders - AOL

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    For years, politicians right and left had pushed the narrative that Backpage actively allowed ads for human trafficking, including the trafficking of underage girls. It wasn't true.

  4. I Am Jane Doe - Wikipedia

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    I am Jane Doe mainly follows the stories of a group of middle school girls from Boston, a 15-year-old from Seattle, and a 13-year-old girl from St. Louis. The group of "Jane Does" lodged suits against Backpage.com, a now-defunct classified advertising website, accusing the website of facilitating sex trafficking due to its business and editorial practices, as well as the design of the website ...

  5. A History of Harris Positions on Sex Work - AOL

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    2012: Harris started targeting the online classified ad platform Backpage over its section that allows ads for escorts, strippers, and other types of "adult" work.

  6. Prostitution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Escorts and escort agencies have historically advertised through classified ads, yellow pages advertising, or word-of-mouth, but in more recent years, much of the advertising and soliciting of indoor prostitution has shifted to internet sites. Sites may represent individual escorts, agencies, or may run ads for many escorts.

  7. Backpage.com founders, five others indicted on prostitution ...

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    WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Seven people associated with the sex ad website Backpage.com, including its founders Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, are facing charges of knowingly facilitating ...

  8. Back Page - Wikipedia

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    Backpage, classified advertising website This page was last edited on 8 September 2022, at 20:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  9. Backpage founder faces 2nd trial over what prosecutors say ...

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    A founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com will face his second trial on charges of facilitating prostitution and laundering money in what authorities say was a scheme to knowingly ...