We as a civil society protect always the most vulnerable among us and not take advantage of them.

Again, the Subcommittee respects that assertion of the Fifth Amendment.

I would like to direct you to a couple documents about that so-called editorial decisionmaking.

Kubiiki, thank you for your willingness to share your family's story, and to each of you, Tom, Nacole, and Kubiiki, thank you for your advocacy for not just your daughters but for children everywhere.

Rob, it has gone from the street corner to the iPhone.

These individuals must be held accountable. These allegations must be given voice.

Your reliance on this Communications Decency Act section has not been accurate. It has been a fraud, frankly, on the courts, on the victims who have sued you, and on the public.

The answer is, of course, no. The fact that these terms were stripped out through this screening process does not mean that that girl's age was magically changed.

Most people have not.

the fact that they took down their adult section last night... that will save some kids.

Accommodation for Backpage.com's responsiveness and thoroughness with law enforcement investigations and stings are replete in our records.

It is time to admit the truth to ourselves that this was never about protecting the Constitution.