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Craigslist Meets Attorneys General Over Ad Flap

in News on May 6, 2009 at 4:40 am PT

Law-enforcement officers have long criticized Craigslist for not doing enough to prevent illegal activity among its users. The popular classified-ad Web site went on the defensive again last month after a 22-year-old medical student was charged with murdering a woman who advertised massage services on Craigslist.

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Craigslist’s “Erotic Services” Issue Bubbles Up Again

in News on March 6, 2009 at 3:07 pm PT

Craigslist, the online classifieds juggernaut, has run afoul of authorities once again, over the ads in its adult section. On Thursday, the sheriff in Cook County, Ill., called the site the “largest source of prostitution in America” and filed a civil lawsuit to get Craigslist’s “erotic services” section shut down.