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To speak ofbl that problem would be only worse if they are not online opportunity for these wo. tucker, there are two further troubling implications of something like this shutting down a site like backpage.com. one is it is in conjunction with a couple of pieces of legislation that are also troubling, designed to remove content about sex off of the internet and i am myself think that sex is a good thing. i don't think we should be cutting down content on the internetet. the second thing is that i think this is ominous in terms of other types of websites and tech companies coming under governm...

>> that problem would be only worse. there are two further troubling implications of something like this shutting down a site like backpage.com. one is in conjunction with a couple of pieces of legislation that are also troubling designed to remove content about sex from the internet. i think that sex is a good thing, i don't think we should be shutting down content on internet. there's been a lot of preemptive removing of content from reddit and other sites because of this. the second thing is i think this is ominous and terms of other types of websites and tech companies coming under governm...

States. in particular the trafficking of minors. the law is designed to allow state prosecutors and victims to sue social media networks and online advertisers who knowingly keep trafficking material on their sites. now, before those companies were protected because the material was posted by a third-party. this law changes that protection. today signing was a huge victory for many of the women and families who have been fighting for years to stop sex trafficking online. at 1.1 of the women involved in the event broke out into a little dance. another woman who lost her 16-year-old daughter to ...

Prosecution went back to andrea constand. with her, it was no mistake. you will see when she takes the stand. you will hear from andrea constand. alex and christine. >> thank you, jean. a federal lawsuit accuses three michigan state basketball players of raping a female student in 2015. claims the university discouraged her from reporting it to police. the alleged victim who was 18 at the time claims a de facto policy of not reporting allegations against sports stars. the third allegation against an msu basketball player since 2010. the university is under investigation over the handling of ...

>> pierre, thank you. the fbi and other federal agencies shutting down the classified ad website, backpage.com. authorities blocking access to the website posting this announcement instead. backpage has been under fire for years for allowing adult ads for sex workers and for allegedly enabling the sexual exploitation of minors. next, the menendez brothers reunited in prison. lyle and erik menendez convicted of killing their parents in a case that made national headlines. the two seeing each other for the first time in more than 20 years. here's abc's whit johnson. >> reporter: tonight, the...