At the beginning of September, protected Craigslist United States after years of course article request on the issue by State Attorneys General and human trafficking groups, which finally led to a hearing before the Congress. Section included legal quasi-sexual and slightly veiled advertisements advertisements for the purposes of prostitution.
Now, Craigslist has removed quietly section in all its international sites, including those in the Canada, Asia, Europe, South America and Africa.
When Craigslist closed section to the United States, he lost replaced the section with the "uncensored" Word, but the international arrest came with this any protest and no advertising.
Craigslist, explains section was created to requests from users to clean up sections of the site free online dating.
Subsequently at the request of many States of U.S. prosecutors, Craigslist has begun requiring a $ 10 fee paid by credit card to place an advertisement in this section work phone number. He also hired a lawyer vet each announcement of illegality and suggestions of underage girls. Craigslist was then attacked being greedy and to take advantage off the coast of prostitution, a strange burden for a company that is constantly criticized by analysts to load does not more (fresh company only for employment and housing lists select markets) services.
Craigslist argued that shut down the service would simply force ads on other services with less care and increased spam in other sections.
Craigslist has become a preferred state advocates General Henry McMaster in South Carolina and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, target has ambitions for the highest Office. (In the case of the Blumenthal, it is now the incoming junior senator of the United States.)
However, Craigslist legally worked in the law, which implements the legal liability on the person of posting on the internet, not internet service they use.
A spokesman for Craigslist has refused to comment on the unexpected disappearance of section of the international versions of the site.
Backpage.com, a classified ads by Village Voice media sites continues to run an adult services section and has seen an increase in traffic since Craigslist has shut down its u.s. service in September.
Top photo: the Craigslist in San Francisco, CA Office. Credit: Blmurch
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