Emma Llanso

Director of Free Expression Project

Director of the Free Expression Project at the Center for Democracy and Technology

Emma Llanso on KCRW

Backpage.com makes a lot of money adverstising sex, and those ads often feature underage trafficked girls. Years of litigation have failed to find Backpage liable.

How Federal law protects Backpage.com as place for underage sex trafficking

Backpage.com makes a lot of money adverstising sex, and those ads often feature underage trafficked girls. Years of litigation have failed to find Backpage liable.

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