Posted on 09/05/2010 3:25:59 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
CHICAGO (CBS) ― Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."
The move comes just over a week after a group of state attorneys general said there weren't enough protections against blocking potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution. It's not clear if the closure is permanent, and it appears to only affect ads in the United States.
The listings came under new scrutiny after the jailhouse suicide last month of a former medical student who was awaiting trial in the killing of a masseuse he met through Craigslist, a popular site that lets users post classified ads, often for free.
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Your ads are toast ping.
That is a shame, those were always hilarious to read.
Good news.
LOL.
Okay, I don’t get it....why is Craig’s list such a target when you can pick up any newspaper, especially the local town give aways, let alone the phone book (at least here in Vegas anyway) such a target?
So much for easy access to ISO 9001 spanking.
The ads are still up in Sacramento.
This is a good thing.
I thought the “providers” had already moved to the personals section. Those are a hoot to read!
Because craig’s list can have pictures for any add anyone puts up.
That is also one of the reasons people abandoned the newspaper for regular classifieds - you can see what the car or other item looks like.
And because it’s new.
Eaker will starve to death now........there goes his day job !
Yikes!! You haven't seen the pics in local papers with the, ahem, conveniently placed *'s?
When I go to the local car wash and pick up the local rags to kill the time, you should see the adds! Even the phone book is almost x-rated!
I get the feeling this is an attack on the Internet.
They were removed from the Montana section of Craigslist a few weeks ago, by order of the Montana Attorney General.
this’ll drive next months unemployment numbers up!
Crap!
I still have 500 inflatable Squantos dolls to sell!
Put a squeaky toy in ‘em and sell ‘em to Michael Vick.
406.
I got in under the wire. Check yer Paypal.
“That is a shame, those were always hilarious to read.”
They are entertainment for me and are for the most part legal. I don’t see why consensual adults can’t hook up for NSA or whatever. But if human trafficking and child exploitation is present, that’s what cops get paid to do. Btw, “casual encounters” is still up in my area. For the most part its mos and trannies. I like “best of”.
I don’t want Ya’ll posting pics of ya blowin them thangs up......again
That was.....just not right !
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