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Backpage: A Blueprint for Squelching 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 ....

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Judge Acquits Backpage Co-Founder Michael Lacey on Most Counts

The court found insufficient evidence to sustain 53 of 84 remaining counts against Lacey. ....

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Feds Will Try Backpage Co-Founder Michael Lacey for a Third Time

It's a frightening reminder of how far the government will go to get their way—and to warn tech companies against platforming speech it doesn't like. ....

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The Backpage Defendants Never Stood a Chance

Moral panic plus government power is an inescapably potent combination. ....

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Backpage: The Monumental Free Speech Case the Media Ignored

The mere act of publishing sex ads online is enough to send most potential free speech allies scurrying for the exits. ....

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