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Court Says Sheriff Crossed Line By Convincing Visa, MasterCard To Sever Ties With Backpage.com

Court Says Sheriff Crossed Line By Convincing Visa, MasterCard To Sever Ties With Backpage.com

First, an Illinois sheriff convinced Visa and MasterCard to stop doing business with online classifieds site Backpage.com, claiming the site was a storefront for sex traffickers. Then Backpage sued the sheriff, alleging his actions were tantamount to government censorship. Now a judge in the case has told the sheriff to back off of Backpage. [More]