https://www.cnet.com/news/official-doj-backpage-seized-by-federal-law-enforcement-update/ >Backpage.com, a classifed ads site akin to Craiglist, was wiped off the face of the web this past Friday. The image you see above is all that's left. >What happened? On Monday, the US Department of Justice officially confirmed that it had seized the website, calling it "the Internet's leading forum for prostitution ads." 7 people have been charged with 93 counts of various crimes, including "conspiracy to facilitate prostitution" and money laundering.