Backpage (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Backpage" in English language version.

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aclu.org

"Anti-Backpage.com Bill Will Shut Down Free Speech". American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

al.com

Roy S. Johnson (January 25, 2017). "Sex Trafficking Victim Sues Backpage.com, Choice Hotels". Alabama.com. Retrieved January 29, 2017. Last September, however, the Supreme Court in Washington state ruled 6-3 that a 2012 suit against Backpage.com by three Washington teenaged girls who were allegedly trafficked on the site, could proceed, in what turned out to be a preliminary blow against the site. Backpage was seized by the federal government on April 6, 2018.

amazon.com

Salinger, Alexa (2017). The Ultimate Guide to Backpage Ads (1st ed.). New York: Amazon Digital Services. p. 38. Retrieved September 16, 2017.

antitraffickingreview.org

Blunt, Danielle; Wolf, Ariel (April 27, 2020). "Erased: The impact of FOSTA-SESTA and the removal of Backpage on sex workers". Anti-Trafficking Review (14): 117–121. doi:10.14197/atr.201220148. ISSN 2287-0113. S2CID 219067016.

ap.org

bigstory.ap.org

"Backpage.com raided, CEO arrested for sex-trafficking". The Big Story. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

apnews.com

"Judge declares mistrial at trial of Backpage.com founders". AP NEWS. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
"New trial set for Backpage founders after recent mistrial". AP NEWS. October 5, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
"Ex-Backpage owners head to trial over alleged sex ads". AP NEWS. August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

athensnews.com

Athens News Staff (December 15, 2008). "'Erotic services' ads: Soliciting sex or exercising free speech?". Athens News.

azcentral.com

"Appeals court won't remove Judge Brnovich from Backpage case over Attorney General husband". Arizona Republic.
Sept. 23, Michael Kiefer-; azcentral.com, 2012 09:13 PM The Republic |. "Phoenix New Times founders selling company". azcentral.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Sept. 23, Michael Kiefer-; azcentral.com, 2012 09:13 PM The Republic |. "Phoenix New Times founders selling company". azcentral.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Hess, Sarah Jarvis, Lily Altavena and Kelsey. "As allegations increase against Backpage, founders have become big political donors in Arizona". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 4, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Ruelas, Richard. "Federal judge declares mistrial for Backpage executives accused of facilitating prostitution". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
Ruelas, Richard. "'I would be raped for money': Former teen prostitute testifies in Backpage trial". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
Ruelas, Richard. "Federal judge declares mistrial for Backpage executives accused of facilitating prostitution". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

archive.azcentral.com

Kiefer, Michael (September 23, 2012), Phoenix New Times founders selling company, Phoenix: The Arizona Republic, retrieved December 1, 2015

berkeley.edu

scholarship.law.berkeley.edu

Ehrlich, Paul (January 1, 2002). "Communications Decency Act 230". Berkeley Technology Law Journal. 17 (1). Retrieved January 16, 2016.

bizjournals.com

"Atlanta mayor says Craigslist used for child prostitution". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
Kezar, Korri (December 30, 2014), Backpage.com sold to Dutch company for undisclosed amount, Dallas: Dallas Business Journal, retrieved December 1, 2015

bna.com

pub.bna.com

"Dart v. Craigslist, Inc. PDF" (PDF). Bloomberg Law.

boston.com

archive.boston.com

"An alternative paper axes escort ads, but it's no morals case – The Boston Globe". archive.boston.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

brown.edu

"The Elephant in the Room". Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World at Brown University. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

businessinsider.com

uk.businessinsider.com

"Backpage.com CEO pleads guilty to California money charges". Business Insider. Retrieved April 13, 2018.

businessinsider.com

Bhardwaj, Prachi (April 9, 2018). "Backpage.com executives have been charged with a 93-count federal indictment that alleges conspiracy to facilitate prostitution and money laundering". Business Insider. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

ca.gov

oag.ca.gov

"Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Criminal Charges Against Senior Corporate Officers of Backpage.com for Profiting from Prostitution and Arrest of Carl Ferrer, CEO". State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General. October 6, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
"Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Criminal Charges Against Senior Corporate Officers of Backpage.com for Profiting from Prostitution and Arrest of Carl Ferrer, CEO". State of California - Department of Justice - Kamala D. Harris Attorney General. October 6, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
"Attorney General Becerra Announces Guilty Plea by Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer and Permanent Shutdown of the Online Sex Trafficking Website". State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General. April 12, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

casetext.com

"United States v. Lacey, No. CR-18-00422-001-PHX-DJH | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

cato.org

object.cato.org

Backpage v Dart (United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit October 23, 2015), Text.

cbslocal.com

losangeles.cbslocal.com

"Backpage.com CEO Will Fight Sex Trafficking Charges, Lawyer Says". CBS Los Angeles. October 7, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

cdt.org

"Backpage.com Succumbing to Government Is Blow to Free Speech Online". Center for Democracy and Technology. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

chron.com

"Backpage CEO to appear in Houston court on prostitution bust". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

cnet.com

"Pew Center illustrates how Craigslist is killing newspapers – CNET". May 20, 2014. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

cnn.com

"Lawsuit accuses craigslist of promoting prostitution - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
"Attorneys general call for Craigslist to get rid of adult services ads - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
Nedelman, Michael (April 10, 2018). "After Craigslist personals go dark, sex workers fear what's next". CNN.

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com

Feyerick, Deborah; Steffen, Sheila (May 10, 2012). "A lurid journey through Backpage.com". CNN.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.

congress.gov

Wagner, Ann (April 11, 2018). "H.R.1865 - 115th Congress (2017–2018): Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017". www.congress.gov. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

cornell.edu

law.cornell.edu

"18 U.S. Code § 1591 - Sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Mens Rea". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

courthousenews.com

Mccann, Nick (December 10, 2012). "Washington Drops Online Sex Traffic Law". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (January 2017). "Backpage's Knowing Facilitation of Online Sex Trafficking" (PDF). Courthouse News. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

courtlistener.com

"U.S. v. Lacey, et al". Court Listener/U.S. District Court, Arizona. August 16, 2021. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021.
"Docket for United States v. Lacey, 2:18-cr-00422 - CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved January 25, 2022.

dmlp.org

"Craigslist Motion for Judgment" (PDF). Digital Media Law Project.
(United States District Court, Western District of Washington at Seattle December 10, 2012), Text.
"Does Washington State's SB 6251 Require Online Classified Sites to Monitor All Third-Party Content? | Digital Media Law Project". www.dmlp.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

documentcloud.org

U.S. v. Lacey (July 25, 2018). "DocumentCloud". www.documentcloud.org. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
Backpage DOJ 2012 Memo (April 3, 2012). "Memorandum: Backpage Investigation". Document Cloud. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Backpage DOJ 2013 (January 16, 2013). "Backpage.com Investigation Update". Document Cloud. Archived from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

assets.documentcloud.org

James C. Grant (October 17, 2016). "The Honorable Kamala D. Harris Re: People v. Ferrer, et al., Case No. 16FE019224 (Sup. Ct., Sacramento County)" (PDF). Davis Wright Tremaine. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
California vs Ferrar, et al (Cal. Super December 9, 2016) ("Congress has precluded liability for online publishers for the action of publishing third party speech and thus provided for both a foreclosure from prosecution and an affirmative defense at trial. Congress has spoken on this matter and it is for Congress, not this Court, to revisit."), Text.

doi.org

Blunt, Danielle; Wolf, Ariel (April 27, 2020). "Erased: The impact of FOSTA-SESTA and the removal of Backpage on sex workers". Anti-Trafficking Review (14): 117–121. doi:10.14197/atr.201220148. ISSN 2287-0113. S2CID 219067016.

economist.com

"Who killed the newspaper?". The Economist. August 24, 2006. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

eff.org

"Washington State Drops Defense of Unconstitutional Sex Trafficking Law". www.eff.org. Electronic Frontier Foundation. December 6, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
Reitman, Rainey (July 6, 2015). "Caving to Government Pressure, Visa and MasterCard Shut Down Payments to Backpage.com". www.eff.org. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
"M.A. v. Village Voice Media, 809 F.Supp.2d 1041 (E.D. Miss. 2011)". Electronic Frontier Foundation. November 5, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
"Internet Archive v. Hoffman". Electronic Frontier Foundation. June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
Cope, Sophia (January 29, 2015). "SAVE Act Passes in House, Comes One Step Closer to Unnecessarily Chilling Online Speech". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
Cope, Sophia (January 12, 2017). "Government Pressure Shutters Backpage's Adult Services Section". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

ericgoldman.org

blog.ericgoldman.org

Goldman, Eric (August 17, 2011). "Backpage Gets 47 USC 230 Defense for Prostitution Ads–M.A. v. Village Voice". Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
Regulation, Eric Goldman · in Content; Liability, Derivative; E-Commerce; Marketing (March 30, 2018). "District Court Ruling Highlights Congress' Hastiness To Pass 'Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA'- Doe 1 v. Backpage". Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
Regulation, Eric Goldman · in Content; Liability, Derivative; E-Commerce; Marketing (November 10, 2016). "Backpage Can't Challenge the SAVE Act-Backpage v. Lynch". Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
Regulation, Eric Goldman · in Content; Liability, Derivative; E-Commerce; Marketing (August 24, 2017). "Backpage Executives Must Face Money Laundering Charges Despite Section 230-People v. Ferrer". Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

findlaw.com

caselaw.findlaw.com

"FindLaw's United States First Circuit case and opinions". Findlaw. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

fitzgibbonmedia.com

"Exposing Backpage.com". www.fitzgibbonmedia.com. Fitzgibbon Media. Retrieved January 21, 2016.

forbes.com

Fisher, Daniel. "Backpage Takes Heat, But Prostitution Ads Are Everywhere". Forbes. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
Ruvolo, Julie (June 26, 2012). "Sex, Lies and Suicide: What's Wrong with the War on Sex Trafficking". Forbes. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
Goldman, Eric (July 30, 2016). "Overzealous Legislative Effort Against Online Child Prostitution Ads at Backpage Fails, Providing a Big Win for User-Generated Content". Forbes. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
Goldman, Eric. "Big Win For Free Speech Online In Backpage Lawsuit". Forbes. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

gao.gov

Office, U. S. Government Accountability. "Sex Trafficking: Online Platforms and Federal Prosecutions". www.gao.gov. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
U.S. Government Accountability Office (June 2021). "Sex Trafficking: Online Platforms and Federal Prosecutions" (PDF). GAO.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

go.com

abcnews.go.com

"Indictment levels new charges against Backpage.com officials". ABC News. July 28, 2018. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
"The Top 10 Internet Moments of the Decade". ABC News. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
"Craigslist Threatened With Criminal Investigation". ABC News. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
"Indictment levels new charges against Backpage.com officials". ABC News. July 28, 2018. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

govinfo.gov

"- BACKPAGE.COM'S KNOWING FACILITATION OF ONLINE SEX TRAFFICKING". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

houstonpress.com

Kotz, Pete (February 2, 2012). "The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax". Houston Press. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

huffingtonpost.ca

Amatulli, Jenna; Reilly, Ryan J. (April 9, 2018). "Backpage.com Founders Indicted For Facilitating Prostitution On Site". HuffPost Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2018.

huffpost.com

Am; Terkel, a; Grim, Ryan; Stein, Sam (December 17, 2015). "The Disturbing Story Of Widespread Sexual Assault Allegations At A Major Progressive PR Firm". HuffPost. Retrieved June 23, 2021.

ibtimes.com

Dellinger, A. J. (January 10, 2017). "Backpage Claims Censorship, Closes Adult Ads Over Pressure From Government Alleging Child Sex Trafficking". International Business Times. Retrieved July 4, 2021.

inquirer.com

"Craigslist agrees to crack down on prostitution ads". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

jezebel.com

"Founder of PR Firm Shut Down Over Sexual Harassment Allegations Launches Project to Protect Women at Work". Jezebel. May 17, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2021.

justia.com

law.justia.com

"Backpage.com et al v. McKenna et al, No. 2:2012cv00954 - Document 69 (W.D. Wash. 2012)". Justia Law. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
"Backpage.com, LLC v. Dart, No. 15-3047 (7th Cir. 2015)". Justia Law. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

docs.justia.com

"AMENDED ORDER: The Court ADOPTS all of its factual findings and legal conclusions contained in the January 3 Order into this Order, and GRANTS summary judgment for Backpage for Backpage.com, LLC v. Cooper et al". Justia Dockets & Filings. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

justice.gov

"Justice Department Leads Effort to Seize Backpage.Com, the Internet's Leading Forum for Prostitution Ads, and Obtains 93-Count Federal Indictment". www.justice.gov. April 9, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

latimes.com

Hamilton, Matt (October 7, 2016). "Backpage says criminal charges by Kamala Harris are 'election year stunt'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

lawandcrime.com

"Backpage Founders Ask Appeals Court to Toss Prostitution Indictment Because of Prosecutorial 'Goading'". Law & Crime. September 3, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.

mcall.com

Manuel Gamiz Jr. (July 12, 2014). "Website fuels surge in prostitution, police say". The Morning Call. Retrieved January 29, 2017. Backpage.com was formed in 2004, but didn't factor much in vice investigations until its adult services section flooded with ads around 2010, the same year Craigslist stopped its adult section.

medialaw.org

Hermes, Jeff (July 2015). "Media Law Letter: Backpage Obtains TRO to Stop Interference with Payment Processing for Adult Ads". Media Law Resource Center (MLRC). pp. 31–39.

miaminewtimes.com

Media, Village Voice (October 25, 2011). "Village Voice Media Responds to Clergy". Miami New Times. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

missingkids.com

"Amicus Curiae Brief of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.

nbcnews.com

"Sales director for Backpage.com pleads guilty to conspiracy". NBC News. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
"Backpage pulls adult ads and accuses government of 'censorship'". NBC News. January 10, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
"Sales director for Backpage.com pleads guilty to conspiracy". NBC News. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
"Backpage pulls adult ads and accuses government of 'censorship'". NBC News. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

nswp.org

"Briefing Paper #03: Sex Work Is Not Sex Trafficking" (PDF). Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP).

nydailynews.com

Otis, Laura Bult, Ginger Adams (December 18, 2015). "Progressive PR firm FitzGibbon Media closes after 'coward' president Trevor FitzGibbon faces multiple sexual harassment accusations". nydailynews.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

nymag.com

"The Rise of Craigslist and How It's Killing Your Newspaper -- New York Magazine – Nymag". New York Magazine. January 6, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
"Can New Owner Michael Lacey Make the Village Voice Relevant Again? - Nymag". New York Magazine. November 3, 2005. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

nypost.com

"Backpage exec James Larkin dies by suicide a week before trial". August 4, 2023.

nytimes.com

Stone, Brad (May 13, 2009). "Under Pressure, Craigslist to Remove 'Erotic' Ads". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
Miller, Claire Cain (September 6, 2010). "Some See a Ploy as Craigslist Blocks Sex Ads". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
Miller, Claire Cain (September 15, 2010). "Craigslist Says It Has Shut Its Section for Sex Ads". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
Carr, David (October 31, 2011). "Fighting Over Online Sex Ads". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
Kristof, Nicholas (January 25, 2012). "Opinion | How Pimps Use the Web to Sell Girls". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
Kristof, Nicholas (November 1, 2014). "Teenagers Stand Up to Backpage". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
Kristof, Nicholas (March 17, 2012). "Where Pimps Peddle Their Goods". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
Kristof, Nicholas (March 31, 2012). "Financers and Sex Trafficking". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
Mele, Christopher (October 6, 2016). "C.E.O. of Backpage.com, Known for Escort Ads, Is Charged with Pimping a Minor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
Astor, Maggie (April 12, 2018). "Backpage Chief Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Money Laundering". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 19, 2019.

pahomepage.com

"Defense lawyers say 1st Amendment protected ads on Backpage". PAhomepage.com. September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

pbs.org

"Backpage founder Michael Lacey convicted of money laundering". PBS NewsHour. November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

phoenixnewtimes.com

"About Us". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
Stern, Ray (September 27, 2012). "Michael Lacey Talks About Selling New Times and Village Voice Media to Trusted Colleagues". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
Stern, Ray (September 27, 2012). "Michael Lacey Talks About Selling New Times and Village Voice Media to Trusted Colleagues". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

images.phoenixnewtimes.com

"California v. Ferrer" (PDF). December 23, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 25, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2017.

politico.com

Gerstein, Josh (October 25, 2016). "Backpage wins by losing in suit over new trafficking law". POLITICO. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
Gerstein, Josh (January 9, 2017). "Under Senate pressure, Backpage shutters adult section". POLITICO. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

psmag.com

Grant, Melissa Gira (August 9, 2017). "What's Behind the Backpage Prosecution?". Pacific Standard. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

reason.com

"Backpage Shutters 'Adult' Ads Section Following Years of Government Bullying". Reason.com. January 10, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
"Maggy Krell Repackages Her Bogus Backpage Prosecution Into a Book". Reason.com. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
Brown, Elizabeth Nolan (September 22, 2022). "Retrial of Backpage execs wouldn't be double jeopardy, court says". Reason.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
"The Senate Accused Them of Selling Kids for Sex. The FBI Raided Their Homes. Backpage.com's Founders Speak for the First Time". Reason.com. August 21, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
"Backpage.com Wins First Amendment Victory Against Censorious Sheriff". Reason.com. December 1, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
"Backpage.com Sues Federal Government Over SAVE Act". Reason.com. December 15, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
"Kamala Harris's Dishonest Campaign To Destroy Backpage.com". Reason.com. August 20, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
"Former Backpage.com Heads Say Pimping Charges Motivated by Politics, Not Facts". Reason.com. October 20, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
"Backpage Plea to Texas Sex Trafficking Charge Turns On CEO's Admission to Brokering Adult Prostitution". Reason.com. April 16, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
"Backpage Shutters 'Adult' Ads Section Following Years of Government Bullying". Reason.com. January 10, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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