Loading...
Recommendation to Enforce a Subpoena Issued to the CEO of Backpage.com, LLC
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Abstract
On behalf of Senators Rob Portman and Claire McCaskill, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs issued a staff report that looks into Backpage.com and its CEO Carl Ferrer, as the company refuses to cooperate with legal subpoenas concerning its connection with possible human trafficking. The report looks into the company's ability to not comply with the subpoena as well as other substantive evidence that may indicate possible associations with human trafficking and finds that First Amendment does not shield Backpage from compliance with the lawful subpoena. Furthermore, the report finds that the company engages in activities such as editing ads, not retaining metadata, and restructuring its website to evade the blocking of credit card transactions from certain banking institutions which raises questions about its possible role in human trafficking.
Date
2015-11-19
Document Type
Senate Bipartisan Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
195 pages
Congress
114
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, Bipartisan
PAP Major Code
12: Law, Crime, and Family Issues
PAP Minor Code
1211: Riots, Crime Prevention, and Crime Control