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Craigslist Shuts Down Its Adult Services Section

By Hugh CollinsSep 4th 2010 – 11:08AM
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(Sept. 4) – Craigslist, the classified ads website, took down its "adult services" section after criticism that it enabled prostitution. The adult services section, which previously contained solicitations for sex, has been replaced on the Craigslist homepage with a sign saying "censored." The section is still...

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