How Prosecution Of A Sex-Ad Website Will Have Profound Repercussions For The Internet

Backpage.com is the site. And “maybe they should have seen it coming: The betrayals. The asset seizures. The changing zeitgeist. They were, to be sure, brazenly cashing in on the sex trade. But here’s the thing: Silicon Valley had better hope they win. United States v. Lacey is a dangerous case, with potential consequences far beyond the freedom of two aging anti-authoritarians.” – Wired