Craigslist to crack down on ads for erotic services
Craigslist will require anyone posting ads to the Web's site's "erotic services" section to submit a working phone number and credit card, the online classified publication said Thursday.
The new measures are the result of negotiations between Craigslist and 40 state attorneys general and are designed to thwart ads for prostitution and other illegal activities.
San Francisco-based Craigslist has long implemented electronic safeguards to prevent this kind of advertising, but an entire cottage industry has sprung up around selling software and other services that help circumvent the blocks, the company said in a statement.
"These businesses facilitate the placement of ads for illegal services that would otherwise be blocked by Craigslist's protective measures," Craigslist said in the statement.
Craigslist has also agreed to sue 14 of the companies accused of helping illegal advertisers to evade the site's defenses, the company said. The Web's largest classified section is also sending "cease and desist" letters to numerous other companies offering such services.
In March, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal sent Craigslist's management a letter accusing the site of allowing users to post ads for prostitution in violation of its own terms of service. The company says, however, that it has a long history of cooperating with law enforcement and doing everything it can to prevent crime on the site.
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The result is that sex crimes are a fraction of what it is in the U.S. on a per capita basis.
Try combating the real crime for once.
worst part is the personals there are 80% spammers and legit massage ads aare filled with erotic ads already so they will go there now and run whats left of those sections
Do you have a list of the attorney generals i have to add them to my dimwit list.
I bet half of them are just idiots like that spitzer guy
See Craigslist Announcement:
http://blog.craigslist.org/2008/11/joint-statement-with-attorneys-general-ncmec/
The site Dontlookanyfurther.com does indeed still have a 100% free erotic ad section, and they will further continue to make steps to insure safety and make sure that no exploitation or trafficking is in existence on there site , and found in there ads. All suspected ads will be immediately erased by staff.
I offer this to many women or men who consider the sex business as the only way. Well its not. There are many ways to improve your situation and many organizations to assist you. If you are the subject of exploitation, please do yourself a favor, call the police and remove yourself from the company of those persons.
From:theeroticsection.(com)
everytime I put an ad out just for some casual sports to meet women for tennis I keep getting pictures of super ugly men wanting to meet me.
My ad was in the activity partner women only but its so sad when people abuse the system. I would like to meet those pranksters and teach them a lesson.
Dates to get sex almost invariably cost more.
And God help us all, there's nothing cheap about getting married!
Next thing you know, they will be taking our thoughts away!
- by rdoylelmt January 7, 2009 5:07 PM PST
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"Craigslist to crack down on ads for erotic services" article brought me here in my search from Atlanta, GA.
You'll probably never gonna believe what I've got to contribute... so here goes...
I'm a Georgia licensed massage therapist who is calling all GA LMTs to join me with a battle at the Atlanta Therapeutic Services (non-erotic) Board. Georgia law declares all practicing unlicensed massage to be public nuisances! With the group that is currently advertising there I agree whole-heartedly with that wise assessment. Masturbation for hire under the guise of lingham massage. Practitioners with fully frontal nude photos.
I consider that Board to belong to the GA LMTs and not to those who are nothing more than public nuisances. I've got a copy of the CL agreement with the 40 signatures of state attorney generals, Georgia's included. SEE http://massagelaw.com/docs/craigslist.pdf.
I've started an email group list with 20+ GA LMTs with plans to coordinate our efforts as a group to flag offending ads... in fact flagging anyone who is not state licensed. After all the way I see it, that is our turf and all the squatters need to GET!
It will take some time... that's ok... I've been immersed in volunteerism for a number of years... helping lobby so that the state of Georgia created a Board of Massage Therapy along with the resulting licensing process.
I heard a rumor from a national massage therapy organization that 10 state attorney generals were about to sue CL for further corrections.
Anyone with constructive opinions are welcome to contact me.
In Wellness,
Robb Doyle, LMT, NMT
robb.doyle@gmail.com
Atlanta, GA
http://tensionprevention.com
atlanta-massage.com
massagelaw.com