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What Craigslist and Backpage Can Tell Us About the Meta Settlement

It doesn't matter if you're right. If you don't cave, the government might stop at nothing to destroy you.

Reason · Aug 31

Backpage executives to be sentenced after testifying against site founder about the site's sex ads

Two former executives for the now-shuttered classified site Backpage

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025

World's black rhino numbers have increased but there's bad news for other species

The latest global rhino count from the International Rhino Foundation reveals a mixed picture for the world’s five rhino species.

Euronews · Aug 8, 2025

Reason's New Documentary on Backpage.com Is Streaming Exclusively on CiVL

The film ties together years of reporting on a legal saga with broad implications for both free speech and sex work.

Reason · Oct 7, 2024

A History of Harris Positions on Sex Work

Harris' campaign hasn't said where she stands now. But she's historically taken a tough stance against prostitution and especially against men who pay for it.

Reason · Sep 25, 2024

Half of advanced melanoma patients live for 10 years with double drug treatment

Experts hail ‘remarkable’ trial results for treatment of a form of skin cancer that once had grim prognosis

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024

'Face of true evil': Kylie Barker avoids jail over Woodberry stabbing that broke woman's rib

'I am going to die,' the victim said. 'She wants to kill me.'

Newcastle Herald · Aug 8, 2024

South African researchers test use of nuclear technology to curb rhino poaching

Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into to the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024

First Radioactive Rhino Horns To Curb Poaching In S.Africa

South African scientists on Tuesday injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts in a pioneering project aimed at curbing poaching.

International Business Times · Jun 26, 2024

Judge Acquits Backpage Co-Founder Michael Lacey on Most Counts

The court found insufficient evidence to sustain 53 of 84 remaining counts against Lacey.

Reason · Apr 25, 2024