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In response to the passage of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), Craigslist has removed Personals sections for U.S. users:
Classified advertising website Craigslist has closed its dating ads section in the US, in response to a new bill against sex trafficking.
The bill states that websites can now be punished for "facilitating" prostitution and sex trafficking.
Ads promoting prostitution and child sexual abuse have previously been posted in the "personals" section of Craigslist.
The company said keeping the section open in the US was too much of a risk.
In a statement, Craigslist said the new law would "subject websites to criminal and civil liability when third parties (users) misuse online personals unlawfully".
Reddit also took the opportunity to ban a number of subreddits (list not exhaustive), including some like /r/escorts, but many more broadly related to "transactions for goods and services".
Also at Ars Technica and The Verge.
(Score: 1) by anubi on Tuesday March 27 2018, @06:49AM
I ended up buying my Diesel van from a Craigslist listing. My own personal feeling is we both got what we wanted.
Personally, I think Craigslist is a great place to put up stuff you think maybe one of your neighbors ( including in neighboring cities ) might want, but you really don't want to ship the thing - you'd rather him simply come pick it up. With communications what they are today, its so easy to phone ahead, and you have the object right out in the front yard for your customer's inspection, and if its what he wants, fine, swap some money and the guy loads it in his car and gone. Both people happy.
But sex services, no. I admit looking at them. Just looked far too risky. Fishing for suckers. But then, I consider damn near all "personals" in that light.
You start dealing with people like that, the wrong one can screw you over far worse than a bad car deal will.
If worse had come to worse, it would have cost me about $4K.
That's peanuts compared to what getting involved with the wrong people could cost me.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]