Douglas Rushkoff : Plans to close Backpage.com are scattershot , potentially dangerous . So if someone were to post a comment to the article you are now reading that included a hint of how or where to find illegal sex with a minor , CNN would be feloniously liable . He says authorities say people there sell underage pornography , which is heinous . He says federal law does n't hold sites responsible for third - party generated content . Rushkoff : The Voice may be right to resist challenge but not ditch sex listings .
Douglas Rushkoff : Plans to close Backpage.com are scattershot , potentially dangerous . He says authorities say people there sell underage pornography , which is heinous . He says federal law does n't hold sites responsible for third - party generated content . Rushkoff : The Voice may be right to resist challenge but not ditch sex listings .