The CEO was arrested on “pimping” charges. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out. It won’t take long before some other idiot puts another version of the website up I’m sure.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/06/politics/backpage-doj-seizure/index.html
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/6/17207838/backpage-com-seized-website-down-fbi
https://www.wired.com/story/feds-seize-backpagecom-site-linked-to-sex-trafficking/
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/06/sex-ads-website-backpage-seized-by-us-authorities.html