Craigslist Step Won't End Fight
Craigslist’s decision to shut down its “adult services” listings isn’t likely to end the debate over Websites’ responsibility to filter user-created content.
Late Friday, the San Francisco-based classifieds site placed a black “censored” label on its home page over the category that some law-enforcement and other critics said was becoming a virtual red-light district. A Craigslist spokeswoman declined comment on the action.
The move, whether or not it’s permanent, isn’t likely to stem the proliferation of Web prostitution ads. Craigslist executives themselves previously predicted that such ads could gravitate to other sites or elsewhere on its site.
