A story or picture that is on the front page of a newspaper because it is very important. It usually contains news that has happened in the country the newspaper is circulated in, but it may also contain a major story from another place in the world. A newspaper’s front page usually teases stories in other parts of the edition, such as the B front, C front and sections called Local, Sports, Lifestyle, Family and Business.
In 2014, three anonymous Jane Does who had been sex trafficked as minors sued Backpage over its business and editorial practices, arguing that it facilitates sex trafficking by allowing sex offenders to post ads and search for victims. A district court dismissed the case, but the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed, finding that Backpage’s actions were “traditional publisher functions” with regard to third-party content and thus shielded by CDA Section 230.
Read our full coverage of the case here.
In June 2017, Backpage was accused of changing advertisements connected to one of the Jane Does in order to suggest that she was an adult, thereby removing the site’s protection under Section 230. This led to a lawsuit by the Jane Does against Backpage and its parent company, Village Voice Media.
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