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That's what Craigslist is learning after it blocked access to its controversial "adult services" listings late last week. The move came two weeks after attorneys general from 17 states called on
Craigslist has provided people on all sides of prostitution -- solo prostitutes, pimps, law enforcement, and customers -- a clearinghouse to advertise and connect.
Chicago Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law v. Craigslist, 519 F.3d 666 (7th Cir. 2008), [1] is a Seventh Circuit decision affirming a lower court ruling that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) provides immunity to Internet service providers that "publish" classified ads that violate the Fair Housing Act (FHA).
Craigslist took these steps in May 2009, though some of the ads migrated to the site's "casual encounters" section to avoid the new rules. [ 99 ] Following these changes, critics of Craigslist, such as U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, lambasted the site for making money off adult ads on the site, though Craigslist started charging ...
A missed connection is a type of personal advertisement which arises after two people meet but are too shy or otherwise unable to exchange contact details. The "Missed Connections" section of Craigslist gets thousands of ads of this type every month in New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle.
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Craigslist and Backpage had listings for a variety of goods and services, such as real estate, yard sales, personals, work wanted and jobs offered. Backpage's adult-themed advertising section gained the most attention. [7] After Craigslist took down its adult advertising section in 2010, Backpage continued to maintain adult advertising on its site.