The Prosecution of Backpage Created a Dangerous Playbook
The federal case against the former classified ads website formed an ominous precedent for future suppression of online speech.
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The federal case against the former classified ads website formed an ominous precedent for future suppression of online speech.
How the Backpage prosecution helped create a playbook for suppressing online speech, debanking disfavored groups, and using "conspiracy" charges to imprison the government's targets
Federal charges against Michael Lacey and other executives at Backpage have been removed by a federal judge.
A federal judge has acquitted Backpage co-founder Michael Lacey of dozens of counts, including a majority of those on which federal prosecutors planned to…
The court found insufficient evidence to sustain 53 of 84 remaining counts against Lacey.