Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #BackPage
Most recents (15)
Court out in the Lacey Larkin Trial just a few minutes ago. After the Young woman left the stand her mother took the stand. And basically just discussed her activism trying to get a law in Washington state passed to require in person ID for any adult online activity 1/
That law, which was passed, actually was found to be unconstitutional and was overturned. Under questioning the mom had to admit that the law would’ve applied to a lot of different websites including google Twitter etc. any website they might have adult content on it 2/
In other words it was a dangerous law. And you know why it was overturned? Because Backpage challenged it. The mom was also asked about this supposed quote from Lacey where she says he looked at her and referred to her and the people she was with as yahoos. 3/
On a break at the Lacey Larkin Trial. Attorney for Jim Larkin, Whitney Bernstein, did a very effective cross examination of the woman who said that she was trafficked and that ads of her appeared on #Backpage, posted either by herself or by her trafficker. 1/
This was during a time where she had run away from home during several months in 2010. Bernstein established that the witness, A tall thin woman with long red hair in a black pantsuit, had never met or communicated with any of the defendants. 2/
I am not using her Name here because she was trafficked and the persons who trafficked her are in prison, save for a female trafficker who has never been found. 3/
LaceyLarkin and Trial just broke for lunch after the tearful testimony of a young woman who was trafficked out in early age she had three pimps during a time where she had run away from home twice 1/
I’m not going to use the woman’s name because she obviously was victimized by somebody when she was age 15 and 16. My caveat would be that she was not victimized by Michael Lacey or Jim Larkin or any of their four codefendants 2/
Attorneys for the defense fought to keep this testimony out, because it does not relate to any of the underlying 50 ads in the indictment 3/
On a brief break from court at the Lacey and Larkin Trial. Most of this morning has been taken up with the cop from California who basically is reading from what he says are old ads that appeared on #Backpage 1/
The cop explained how he posted an ad for a nonexistent sex worker in The Sacramento Section of Backpage under escorts. And he also posted an ad for a green couch under the furniture section of the Sacramento Backpage 2/
Guess which one got more responses? Drumroll please. The escort. No surprise there. He said he only got one call on the couch. Granted the couch didn’t look like very much. 3/
Back to federal court in Phoenix for the #LaceyLarkinTrial. Scuttlebut is codefendant who was feeling unwell yesterday did not test positive 4 Covid, but court has yet to verify this. ICYMI, please watch @morganloewcbs5's recent piece on #Backpage 1/
In it, Loew explains that the federal government admitted Backpage's takedown in 2018 hurt its ability to find and rescue endangered women and minors. Backpage was a goldmine of info for the FBI and other LEAs & responded to subpoenas w/in 24 hrs. Less if need be.2/
Adult-oriented ads have since migrated overseas to platforms that do not recognize U.S. subpoenas or feel any need to cooperate with U.S. LEAs. As are result, women and marginal communities are less safe. 3/
Court in the #LaceyLarkinTrial recessed 20 minutes ago. In the Last hour, after the jury had been dismissed for the day, a fight broke out between the prosecution and the defense with defense lawyer Whitney Bernstein who represents Jim Larkin bringing up the infamous DOJ memos 1/
These are DOJ memos from 2012 & 2013 which argued #Backpage should not be prosecuted in large part because Backpage was helpful to law-enforcement the in tracking down trafficked victims. The memos also discussed difficulty of determining the age of a female depicted in the ads2/
On the afternoon break in the Lacey Larkin Trial, attorneys for some of the co-defendants reinforced many of the arguments that Bennett had made at the beginning of the day. 1/#Backpage #FirstAmendment
I don’t have much time, but Lacey‘s attorney Paul Cambria ended with a rousing defense of his client. In a booming voice he discussed how Lacey and Larkin were “the real deal “when it came to defending freedom of speech. 2/
He discussed how they were arrested by Joe Arpaio in the middle of the night but they fought back sued and won more than $3.5 million, which they then gave to charity. 3/
On lunch break at the LaceyLarkin trial. Attorney Bruce Feder, who represents one of Lacey and Larkin‘s codefendants, followed up before lunch on some of what Beinert said in his opening. #Backpage #FirstAmendment 1/
He explained content moderation to the jury and told them that in addition to an illegal/legal standard of assessing ads on Backpage, moderators tried to keep content to a “Playboy” standard, though legally they did not have to do any content moderation at all. 2/
He also described some of the prosecution’s deceptive tactics in its September 3 opening statement, such as putting the mug shots of the defendants on projected slides next to emails and statements they did not make. 3/
On break at the #Backpage trial and attorney for James Larkin, Mr. Thomas Bienert, has Just finished his opening statement for the defense in which he turned the prosecutions opening statement on its head calling the prosecutors “deceptive” 1/
And explaining how all of the ads that the prosecution displayed previously on September 3 involved legal content. 2/
In regards to the adult ads that appeared on Backpage along with millions of other ads for various Mundane products/services like couches, antiques, jobs, etc., Bienert described what he called the Lacey and Larkin method 3/
Why these anti-first amendment hate speech policies are complete bullsh*t. When men are deciding what constitutes hate, it's women's voices. Nearly every major platform is banning women from speaking about the conflicts between women's rights & transgenderism. /1
It's no accident that 'misgendering' is considered 'hate speech' while 'revenge porn' and misogyny -- even violent hatred & threats -- are not. #RedditHatesWomen & so does Medium, Twitter, WordPress, Facebook, CrowdJustice, Care2 & Change petitions, Wikipedia, Amazon & others. /2
Can we come together & build our own platforms? If you have skills or money, even if you can't put your name out there, we need you. This #censorship cannot stand. It's how fascism starts & democracy dies. We need #FreeSpeech & for-profit platforms have NO incentive to ensure. /3
50 women sue #Salesforce, claiming it helped #Backpage in sex trafficking. Backpage.com CEO arrested on pimping charges. #NancyPelosi received campaign donations from #backpage
cnbc.com/2019/03/27/law…
cnbc.com/2019/03/27/law…
#WhereAreTheChildren #FosterCare #MissingKids
#SaveTheChildren from #NancyPelosi cashin in from owners of sex-trafficking #backpage website
#SaveTheChildren from #NancyPelosi cashin in from owners of sex-trafficking #backpage website
🗳❌Here’s the Democrats lawsuit in Florida, they are claiming that signatures should not be compared because it historically disenfranchises Democrat voters.. #STOPtheSTEAL
documentcloud.org/documents/5031…
documentcloud.org/documents/5031…
They claim this Florida policy decreases confidence and first time voters. According to the lawsuit the Vote by Mail number is almost identical to 2016 elections, shocker. In 2016 27,700 votes were rejected. (They fail to mention which party) #STOPtheSTEAL
This is rich. According to them (after saying it’s always Democrat’s) signatures can be affected by all kinds of things including alcohol, drugs, pen type, distress, anger, fear, happiness, depression and nerves🤦♀️ #StopTheSteal #FLRECOUNT2018
1) #NXIVM again. In my tweet storm here 👇 I mentioned this could go in 100s of directions, but never expected this one. Incoming 💣
#QAnon #WWG1WGA @POTUS #GreatAwakenening #redpill #TheStorm #TheStormIsHere #MEtoo #ExposeAllEvil #ThesePeopleAreSick
#QAnon #WWG1WGA @POTUS #GreatAwakenening #redpill #TheStorm #TheStormIsHere #MEtoo #ExposeAllEvil #ThesePeopleAreSick
2) So the #Anons have been bouncing this back and forth all day, but yes, someone we all know has the #NXIVM brand on them. And it will hopefully discredit her forever.
#DrainTheSwamp #DeepStateinPanic #DrainTheDeepState #DeepState #DeepStateAgenda #QAnon #WWG1WGA @POTUS
#DrainTheSwamp #DeepStateinPanic #DrainTheDeepState #DeepState #DeepStateAgenda #QAnon #WWG1WGA @POTUS
3) These images are direct from my screen captures. I had to suffer thru this porn film to get them, but they are mine, authentic and real. Many other anons have done their own versions and independently verified the same.
#DrainTheSwamp #DeepStateinPanic #DrainTheDeepState
#DrainTheSwamp #DeepStateinPanic #DrainTheDeepState
1) Some thoughts on the #backpageshutdown & unsealing of #indictments. I've read the indictment, it's filled w ties to the #cabal & #HumanTrafficking networks.
@womensmarch @SafeSpacesDC @melissagira @swopusa @KateDAdamo @supporthosechi @anaorsomething
#QAnon #WWG1WGA @POTUS
@womensmarch @SafeSpacesDC @melissagira @swopusa @KateDAdamo @supporthosechi @anaorsomething
#QAnon #WWG1WGA @POTUS
2) Lets start with where the case was filed, and where the culprits live.
Now see recent #Q message.
Border states are VERY key.
Bigger than you can imagine.
The pipeline.
#Arizona & #Texas are border states.
#ExposeAllEvil #PedoGate #ThesePeopleAreSick #backpage #qanon
Now see recent #Q message.
Border states are VERY key.
Bigger than you can imagine.
The pipeline.
#Arizona & #Texas are border states.
#ExposeAllEvil #PedoGate #ThesePeopleAreSick #backpage #qanon
3) To begin, #prostitution is illegal, this website was specifically designed to facilitate it. You may feel it should not be illegal, but it is, so what they were doing is criminal. Open and shut.
Below, it's rationalized as "transparency, record keeping and safeguards."
Below, it's rationalized as "transparency, record keeping and safeguards."
SO SAFE🙄 How horrible #backpage is being punished #saidnooneever
chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-charg…
chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-charg…
This guy burned his #backpage date but according to you it’s a safe place for sex workers🤷🏼♀️
dallasnews.com/news/crime/201…
dallasnews.com/news/crime/201…
