Posted on 03/23/2018 9:04:27 AM PDT by Red Badger
Craigslist has yanked its personal ads section in the wake of an anti-online sex trafficking bill that passed in Congress this week.
The Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, or FOSTA, makes websites criminally liable for content that its users post, including prostitution ads and sex-trafficking content.
Craigslist — whose personals include bawdy categories such as casual encounters — said it pulled ads because it wasn’t worth running afoul of the new law.
“Any tool or service can be misused,” the website said in a statement. “We can’t take such risk without jeopardizing all our other services, so we are regretfully taking craigslist personals offline. Hopefully we can bring them back some day.”
It added, “To the millions of spouses, partners, and couples who met through craigslist, we wish you every happiness!”
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
the folks who use CL for dating need their heads examined
ROFL...do you really think those men still exist? I haven’t seen one in years! lol
NYT Classifieds?....................
Rural Nashville area. About 1 million residents in Davidson and surrounding counties.
We are both Generation Xers. I was in junior high school/middle school too. :)
The information is being lost because the people who knew weren’t ones to go ‘round spreadin’ rumors.
“Rural Nashville area. About 1 million residents in Davidson and surrounding counties.”
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I’m in a burb of a metro area of about 3.8 mill humans, there’s 5 area codes in the metro area (including burbs) and 3 for the rest of the state. Beats me how the phone companies figure these things.
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