https://www.cnet.com/news/backpage-seized-by-federal-law-enforcement/ >Backpage.com, a classifed ads site akin to Craiglist, has been wiped off the face of the web. The image you see above is all that's left. >What happened? Local CBS affiliate 3TV/CBS5 reports that the FBI has raided the Arizona home of Backpage founder Michael Lacey. (CNET is also unit of CBS.)