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Craigslist Erotic Services Aren't Going Anywhere

Posted by Emily Farris

In the wake of the "Craigslist killing"—an April 14 incident in which a Boston University student is accused of murdering a 26-year-old masseuse he met on the listing site—Connecticut's Attorney General called for Craigslist to get rid of the photos in the "erotic services" section, hire staff to screen the ads and fine users who violate the terms of service. But founder Craig Newmark has no plans to do any of that.

As Newmark pointed out, Craigslist already allows users to flag material they believe is inappropriate.

"Sometimes a bad guy of some sort tries to pull a fast one on our site," he said in an interview that aired Friday night on ABC News. "We don't want it there, it's wrong, and that's why we have the help of the general community and the law enforcement community getting rid of things like that."

Yeah. So there.

[Huffington Post: Craig Newmark: I'm Not Planning To CLose Craigslist's 'Erotic' Section]

Related:

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Posted Apr 27 2009, 10:41 AM

Filed under: craigslist, pictures, murder, personals, boston university, craigslist killer, philip markoff, flagging, erotic services, craig newmark, craigslist murders

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About Emily Farris

Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook, "Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven" was published in 2008. Emily recently escaped New York and now lives in a ridiculously large apartment in Kansas City, MO with her cat, but just one... so far.

about the blogger

Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook, Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven was published in 2008. Emily recently escaped New York and now lives in a ridiculously large apartment in Kansas City, MO with her cat, but just one... so far.

Brian Fairbanks is a filmmaker living in the wilds of Brooklyn. He previously wrote for the Hartford Courant and Gawker. He won the Williamsburg Spelling Bee once. He loves cats, women with guns, and burning books.

Colleen Kane has been an editor at BUST and Playgirl magazines and has written for the endangered species of dead-tree magazines like SPIN and Plenty, as well as Radar Online and other websites. She lives in exile in Baton Rouge with her fiance, two dogs, and her former cat. Read her personal blogs at ColleenKane.com.

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