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Craigslist Kills Adult Services Section Worldwide

by Jordan Yerman | December 20, 2010 at 10:10 am

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Craigslist Quietly Removes Adult Services Section

Craigslist has removed its Adult Services section from its site worldwide. So far, the San Francisco-based classified site has made no comment on the move.

Craigslist has been under fire for hosting an adult services section, which critics have accused of being a harbor for human trafficking and exploitation.

Craigslist saw its two billinth ad mosting in October, and its 2010 revenue is estimated to reach $122 million, $36 million of which comes from the Adult Services section. Craigslist's other revenue comes from job postings and apartment listings on its New York City site.

We are interested to see where the prostitution ads will reappear (since they will definitely do so): most likely in Casual Encounters.

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steve1 (not verified)

at 14:50 on January 16th, 2011

Backpage.com is another site that has a lot of ads for these kinds of services. I'm sure a lot of those girls are working for pimps and traffickers and are basically slaves. Hopefully, it shuts down its adult services area too. It's a popular site like Craigslist which has legitimate stuff but also has ads of a sexual nature which may involve trafficking.