Backpage domains seized by feds, co-founder’s Arizona home raided
by Cyrus Farivar from Ars Technica - All content on (#3M442)
On Friday, federal law enforcement authorities seized Backpage domain names, including Backpage.com and Backpage.ca.
In addition, the Arizona Republic reported that on Friday morning, law enforcement raided the Sedona-area home of Michael Lacey, a co-founder of the site.
For years, Backpage has acted with impunity as a place that offered thinly veiled online prostitution ads. In December 2016, Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer and his co-defendants beat back a state prosecution in California.
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