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AGs to Craiglist: drop adult services
State AGs say site can't block illegal ads
Updated: Wednesday, 25 Aug 2010, 8:41 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 25 Aug 2010, 3:22 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - State attorneys general around the country are demanding that Craigslist remove its adult services section because they say the website can't adequately block potentially illegal ads.
Attorneys general in 17 states, including Rhode Island, said yesterday they have sent a joint letter calling on the classified advertising website to get rid of its adult services category.
The attorneys general say Craigslist is not completely screening out ads that promote prostitution and child trafficking.
The site creators pledged in 2008 to improve their policing efforts.
Massachusetts' attorney general released a separate letter to Craigslist also calling for removal of adult services.
Craigslist says in a statement it supports states' efforts to stop illegal exploitation but did not indicate whether the website plans to get rid of its adult services section.
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