State attorneys general nationwide are demanding that Craigslist remove its adult services section because they say the site cannot adequately block potentially illegal ads.
Attorneys general from 17 states, including Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio and Missouri, announced Tuesday that they have sent a joint letter calling on the classified advertising site to get rid of its adult services category. The attorneys general say Craigslist is not completely screening out ads that promote prostitution and child trafficking. The site creators pledged in 2008 to improve their policing efforts.
Other states joining the effort are Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
San Francisco-based Craigslist did not immediately return a call.
That’s nice, Lisa Byrnes can get some more publicity.
However, Tom Dart wasn’t able to get it closed down as a nuisance, and nothing reported here indicates that the attorneys general have stated a law that craigslist has violated.
However, one has to be really dense not to figure out that about half of the ads on this or any similar internet site are for police stings. Also the prostitutes arrested in Schaumburg didn’t look that appetizing.
I’m sure that Tiger doesn’t rely on craigslist.
Craigslist has already gone above and beyond by making the changes they did. Craigslist is not breaking any laws, as jack(me) pointed out. These state attorneys general need to do their own jobs, not require that Craigslist do it for them. If people are advertising prostitution on Craigslist, then bust the prostitutes. If you’re having a hard time figuring out which ads are for prostitutes and which aren’t, what makes you think Craigslist will have any easier of a time?
Silliness…they will simply use another section of Craigslist for advertising. Either change Craigslist’s way of doing business (this is not what I am advocating) or continue to bust the lawbreakers as you have been and be happy with the number of arrests. *shaking head*
No surprises here – it is an election year. The elected law enforcement officials need some headlines – and its always a guaranteed easy headline when they decide to go after the working girls. Sheesh…as if the customers are being dragged into the motel rooms. Too bad the attorneys general aren’t spending their time on REAL crime like bank fraud, confidence games, loan sharking, consumer fraud, etc. But, hey, these are positions staffed by those with political connections.
Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster responds to the 17 state attorney generals who are calling for an end to the Adult Services part of the CL site.
Read what Jim has to say. FUNNY
http://www.dailygoat.com/?p=2369