Trump just signed FOSTA/SESTA into law. Backpage pleads guilty the next day.

On March 23rd, 2018, President Trump signed the CLOUD Act into law. The Act will revamp how the U.S. shares data that could be useful in criminal investigations with other nations, and how the U.S. government will procure this information from private companies.

The CLOUD Act changes, in several respects, how the U.S. handles data privacy across international borders. First, the U.S. will be able to collect data from companies, whether the data is stored in the U.S. or abroad. Second, foreign governments that have agreements with the U.S. will be, for the most part, able to access data held by American companies. The bill was originally introduced by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). The bill’s purpose is to “improve law enforcement access to data stored across borders.” A summary of the history surrounding the bill is available here.

jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/cloud-act-opens-up-user-data-to-foreign-governments

Backpage is owned by a Dutch Company in the Netherlands. The

CLOUD ACT now a Law will give the Trump administration access to the Dutch Company's (Atlantische Bedrijven CV) data.

Note: EFF (John Perry Barlow) were manipulating readers into trying to stop the bills from passing claiming they are supporting censorship.