Technology
Backpage, the second largest classified ads website after Craigslist, has been embroiled in controversy and legal battles over allegations that its “adult” section facilitates sex trafficking and prostitution. Just yesterday, the Senate voted unanimously to hold Backpage in contempt for not cooperating with a committee’s months-long investigation into sex trafficking. Evan is joined by Randal Meyer, a legal associate at the Cato Institute, which filed a brief in Backpage.com v. Dart. They discuss Backpage’s legal woes and the Internet’s impact on sex trafficking. Can Backpage actually be a friend to law enforcement — not an enemy?
More Episodes
#312: Web3
2022-02-22
2022-02-22
#310: Algorithmic Amplification
2022-01-20
2022-01-20
#309: Conspiracy Theories and the Internet
2022-01-11
2022-01-11
#308: All Eyes on the FTC
2021-12-21
2021-12-21
#307: Complexity Theory in One Lesson
2021-12-14
2021-12-14
#306: The New Space Race
2021-11-23
2021-11-23
#305: FISA at the Supreme Court
2021-11-03
2021-11-03
#304: Gen Z and Social Media
2021-10-26
2021-10-26
#303: Antitrust and Innovation
2021-10-18
2021-10-18
#302: Epic v. Apple
2021-09-16
2021-09-16
#301: The Realignment
2021-09-08
2021-09-08
#300: The New Editors
2021-08-26
2021-08-26
#297: The Latest on Section 230
2021-07-29
2021-07-29
#296: The Antitrust Crusade Against Big Tech
2021-07-14
2021-07-14
#294: Border Searches of Digital Devices
2021-06-25
2021-06-25
Get this podcast on your
phone, FREE
