The online sex trade didn't disappear when
Craigslist got out of the game; it migrated to Backpage.com, a
Craigslist clone then run by a publisher of alt-weekly newspapers. Soon
after Craigslist's action, a group of state attorneys general sent
letters to Backpage's executives asking it to get rid of the site's ads
for escorts, erotic massages, and other services often used as fronts
for prostitution.
They refused. In the ensuing
years, the company successfully fended off multiple lawsuits and
legislation trying to shut it down.
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