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2. craigslist - Wikipedia

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   Craigslist announced on September 15, 2010, that it had closed its adult services in the United States; however, it defended its right to carry such ads. Free speech and some sex crime victim advocates criticized the removal of the section, saying that it threatened free speech and that it diminished law enforcement's ability to track criminals.

3. Despite Crackdown, Craigslist's Sex Ads Are Thriving - AOL

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   The AGs and Craigslist agreed in 2008 that adult ads shouldn't be free, and that posters of the ads should have to pay by valid credit card. ... "The best evidence is thousands of ads that remain ...

4. Classified advertising - Wikipedia

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   Classified advertising is a form of advertising, particularly common in newspapers, online and other periodicals, which may be sold or distributed free of charge. Classified advertisements are much cheaper than larger display advertisements used by businesses, [ 1 ] although display advertising is more widespread. [ 2 ]

5. Craigslist Censors Its 'Adult Services' Listings: Refunds on ...

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   A week before the attorneys general sent their joint-letter last month, Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster noted in a blog post that Craigslist manually reviews each ad in the "adult services" listings ...

6. Backpage - Wikipedia

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   Craigslist and Backpage had listings for a variety of goods and services, such as real estate, yard sales, personals, work wanted and jobs offered. Backpage's adult-themed advertising section gained the most attention. [20] After Craigslist took down its adult advertising section in 2010, Backpage continued to maintain adult advertising on its ...

7. Missed connection - Wikipedia

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   The "Missed Connections" section of Craigslist gets thousands of ads of this type every month in New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle. [1] The feature was started by Jim Buckmaster, Craigslist's CEO, after he noticed a common type of posting in their personal ads, which he characterized as "you-smiled-at-me-on-the-subway-platform". He sees ...