Looks like Congress has found a way around "Safe Harbor" protections. Ah well. This will be good for bitcoin and Tor adoption.
“As federal appeals court Judge Richard Posner has described, the goal is either to ‘suffocate’ Backpage out of existence or use the awesome powers of the government to force Backpage to follow in the footsteps of Craigslist and abandon its Adult advertising section,” the release states."
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/backpage-com-shuts-down-adult-ads-after-senate-committee-report/
“As federal appeals court Judge Richard Posner has described, the goal is either to ‘suffocate’ Backpage out of existence or use the awesome powers of the government to force Backpage to follow in the footsteps of Craigslist and abandon its Adult advertising section,” the release states."
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/backpage-com-shuts-down-adult-ads-after-senate-committee-report/