Carl Ferrer

 Carl Ferrer is a businessman and CEO who is mostly known for his work at the classified website called Backpage. Backpage was a classified ad website that first launched in 2004. It had been intercepted by federal law enforcement authorities in April 2018 after allegations of the website being involved in the buying and selling of sex work/workers.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the United States Department of Justice, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigator Division, with analytical assistance from the Joint Regional Intelligence Centre, launched an investigation into Backpage’s adult services sections over allegations that the website knowingly allowed and encouraged prostitution.

Well, how well do you know about Carl Ferrer? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Carl Ferrer’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Carl Ferrer to date.

Biography and Early Life

Carl Ferrer only came to public attention after Backpage began receiving immense scrutiny from the authorities and the public. Therefore, we do not have enough information concerning the early life of Carl Ferrer which should include his parents, siblings, place of birth and so much more. It is however clear that he was born on 30^th of January in 1960 as Carl Ferrer. We are however still doing our research and once we get any tangible information, we will update it here.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Carl Ferrer in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Carl Ferrer’s age is 61 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 30 January 1960. Though, he is 6′ 00″ in feet and inches and 185cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 171lbs in Pound and 78 kg in Kilograms.

Education

It is not only his background that he has kept personal but also information about his education.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Just like his early life, Ferrer’s personal life is also not known to the public. We do not know whether he has any romantic relationships with anyone or whether he has family or not.

Is Carl Ferrer Gay?

We may have no information about Carl Ferrer’s personal information but this doesn’t mean that he is gay. Since he has not stated his stand about gay relationships, we will assume that he is straight until proven otherwise.

Professional Career

Carl Ferrer has not had a really successful career. He is mostly known as the CEO of Backpage. At some point, Backpage was the second biggest online classified website in USA. Backpage was founded in 2002 as a free classified ads website by New Times Media (later known as Village Voice Media), a publisher of 11 alternative newsweeklies.

The platform contained all of the types used in newspaper classified pages, as well as those that were peculiar to and part of the First Amendment-based rituals of most alternative weeklies. Personals (including adult-oriented personal ads), adult resources, artists, and “New Age” services were among the categories.

Backpage had an adult site until January 9, 2017, with separate subcategories of various sex jobs. Following allegations by a US Senate panel that the website was actively engaged in sex-trafficking and the sexual harassment of minors, the company suspended its adult listings. Many escorts and pornographic masseuses, on the other hand, confess to posting advertisements in the “massage” and “women finding guys” sections. Except in a few Nevada counties, prostitution is prohibited in the United States.

Kristen DiAngelo, executive director of the Sacramento-based Sex Workers Outreach Project, opposed the closure, questioning how many sex workers around the country were already unable to support themselves. To provide a better experience, sex workers could use Backpage to post poor date lists, screen customers, and chat with other sex workers. Activists said that the move would cause certain members of the platform to operate on the streets instead.

Backpage was accused of being a platform for human trafficking of both adults and minors by activists and law enforcement as early as 2011. While the website’s statement that it tried to ban advertising accused of child sex trafficking or prostitution and identified a few every month to the NCMEC, which then told law enforcement, it did not.

Backpage lost its credit card processing arrangements in 2015 due to law enforcement pressure on banks, leaving Bitcoin as the only remaining alternative for paying advertising. Backpage backers argued that the website helped protect the public by supplying law enforcement with timely and accurate details about illegal posts, including phone numbers, credit card numbers, and IP addresses.

Beginning in 2011, a series of court challenges were filed in an effort to get Backpage’s adult section removed or the website shut down altogether. Backpage successfully claimed that any ban on user posts on the Backpage website will jeopardize First Amendment free expression rights.

The defense used Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) as an additional pillar. The passing of Section 230 of the CDA has been cited by many critics as the catalyst for the internet’s exponential development. Following the enactment of the legislation, several court decisions affirmed the rights provided to website owners under section 230.

Carl Ferrer, the company’s CEO, pleaded guilty to allegations of promoting trafficking and money laundering, admitting that “the vast bulk” of the adult ads on Backpage were simply prostitution ads. Ferrer promised to close down the site and hand over the files to law enforcement as part of his plea deal.

Awards

It is clearly obvious that Carl Ferrer is not the recipient of any award or nomination.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Carl Ferrer in 2021

As of 2021, Carl Ferrer has an estimated net worth of $1 Million which he has earned from his commitment in the world of business.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Carl Ferrer was prosecuted by former California attorney general and the 49^thVice President of the USA, Kamala Harris.

Carl Ferrer’s life and career had a truly unfortunate turn after the company he was running was involved in such a major legal issue. Hopefully, he will be able to bounce back and be involved in something positive.