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 Tony Ortega has been complaining about Kamala Harris, probably at the behest of his former Backpage bosses, James Larkin and Michael Lacey. As it happens, Kamala Harris’s political rise was propelled by a year-long, high-profile campaign against known sex traffickers like the bosses who oversaw Backpage. And the fact that she helped throw Continue reading Scary Future for Cowardly Corporate Yes-men  It’s no secret Michael Lacey and James Larkin built on the backs of (let’s be generous here) ‘questionable’ motives and a couple of key legal loopholes. With Section 230 as their weapon, they pushed their way into the court system. At first it seemed the side of law and decency was losing Continue reading Backpage: Subpoena Blitz  “They love to inflate the numbers by talking about children ‘at risk’ of exploitation.” That was how Backpage boss Michael Lacey characterized the work of the experts at the Crimes Against Children Research Center on the subject of child sex trafficking. In that statement, Lacey highlights his callous indifference to suffering Continue reading Backpage: Like Rats Fleeing a Sinking Ship  It’s that time again! Time for your Backpage Sex Peddling trial update, brought to you by Tony Ortega and his criminally indicted bosses. This week, we heard the first words Backpage.com co-founder and Tony Ortega’s former boss, Michael Lacey, offered about allegations he faces for running a prostitution ring and shady money laundering operation. Continue reading Backpage Boss Breaks Silence  Over the past decade or more, marketing for prostitution began to migrate to the Internet, as website operators have sought to enable buyers and sellers of sex to maintain their anonymity and minimize the risk of detection by law enforcement. Named for the infamous “Back Page” of the Village Voice newspaper, Backpage.com became the Continue reading Backpage, Tony Ortega and The Company You Keep  Continue reading The Fall of Tony Ortega | You can’t make donations to this site…
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