As of January 9th
Here's BP's statement and link:
Media Resources
Press Release: Backpage.com Removes Adult Content Due to Unconstitutional Government Censorship....Vows to Fight First Amendment Battles
January 9, 2017
Washington, D.C. - As the direct result of unconstitutional government censorship, Backpage.com has removed its Adult content section from the highly popular classified website, effective immediately. For years, the legal system protecting freedom of speech prevailed, but new government tactics, including pressuring credit card companies to cease doing business ...... Read More
Backpage statement regarding the U.S. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations’ Censorship of Adult Classified Advertisements.
Statement from James Larkin and Michael Lacey regarding Government Violations of the U.S. First Amendment Right to Free Speech statement....... Bio.
Statement from Dr. Lois Lee, Founder and President of Children of the Night, on Negative Impacts of Closure of Backpage.com’s Adult Category on Anti-Sex Trafficking Efforts.
Statement by the DKT Liberty Project about the Backpage.com Senate proceedings.
Letter to Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations from Backpage.com Counsel.
Background on the First Amendment and the U.S. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations’ Subpoenas regarding Backpage.com’s Editorial Process.
Statement from Center for Democracy and Technology.
Support from the Law Enforcement Community.
For additional context of Backpage and the First Amendment, please read:
Mike Masnick, Founder and CEO of Floor64 and Editor of the Techdirt blog. Also here.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason.com
Noah Feldman, Professor of Constitutional and International Law at Harvard University
Eric Goldman, Technology and Marketing Blog
Hilary Hanson, Huffington Post
Kimberly Mehlman Orozco, Criminologist and Human Trafficking Expert Witness. Also here and here.
Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Nick Sibilla, Institute for Justice
Get things back to the way it was a few years ago where guys had a better selection of honest, nice gals.