Backpage news: CEO John Ferrer was subpoenaned but didn't turn up yesterday to a Senate committee on sex trafficking http://www.inforum.com/news/3886825-heitkamp-rips-sex-ads-make-backpagecom-filthy-rich …
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Now they want the DoJ to enforce the subpoena, and may ask for the Backpage CEO to be found in criminal contempt. http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Theyre-gonna-pay-Lawmakers-target-backpagecom-sex-ads-351871951.html …
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There's a goldmine of new information about Backpage here. Like, they had $135m in revenue in 2014, and 80% of the US escort ad market.
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Here's the video of yesterday's hearing: Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations - Human Trafficking Investigation.http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/investigations/hearings/human-trafficking-investigation …
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Backpage just declared in contempt by the Senate Human Trafficking subcommittee. So now free speech is Un-American?http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gateway-to-dc/ad-site-backpage-says-it-welcomes-contempt-citation-from-mccaskill/article_58d84b30-33ff-5272-a989-4bc9ea694e36.html …
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@EscortingAdvice @stltoday TIL there is a human trafficking subcommitte. Oh jeez.
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