"Even as prosecutors privately concluded that Backpage was trying to be law-abiding and helpfu [...] Lacey and Larkin were convinced this [prosecution] stemmed from a personal vendetta by politicians their papers had criticized through the decades."
Creating censorship resistant technology is important, bit the government, with it's resources, can always hound someone down if they decide to do it.
Even more important is to VOTE for people who respect freedom of speech and privacy.
Even more important is to EDUCATE people on how important free speech is and why privacy is vital for personal independence.
https://reason.com/video/2024/10/30/how-the-feds-destroyed-backpage-com-and-its-founders/
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