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.
    • Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      It’s the trafficking that concerns me

      Edit: weird down votes. I’m opposing sex trafficking, this is one of many websites that facilitated sex trafficking, why is that controversial?

        • Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world
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          9 months ago

          Yeah. Sex trafficking is a complicated problem. Back Page had a lot of sex trafficking going on, but sex industries always will. I don’t think it’s gotten any better after targeting this particular website, but it was certainly an easy and high profile location to parade future victims. To be honest, I don’t know what the solution is, or is there even is one.

          • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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            9 months ago

            I can go on Craigslist right now. This was a morality prosecution, not one based on legality. If I was a juror, just the fact that it was the third trial would cause me to vote not guilty.