Craigslist Receives Ultimatium From South Carolina Attorney General

South Carolina’s Attorney General Henry McMaster is demanding that Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster crack down on the alleged prostitution McMaster believes is running rampant on Craigslist in South Carolina.

From Marketing Pilgrim:

Remove prostitution or face criminal charges. That’s what South Carolina’s Attorney General, Henry McMaster, threatened in a letter to Craigslist’s CEO, Jim Buckmaster. McMaster believes that Craigslist is “being used to facilitate harmful activities in South Carolina,” pointing out prostitution and people’s safety as his primary concerns.

McMaster even went further to accuse Craigslist of knowingly allowing their site to be used for illegal and unlawful activity, even after warnings from law enforcement officials. Craigslist danced around the issue on their blog, and they plan on speaking to the SC AG directly about it.

Craigslist has until 5pm EST on Friday, May 15 to remove portion of the site which “contain categories for and functions allowing for the solicitation of prostitution and the dissemination and posting of graphic pornographic material.”

In the wake of the drama with “The Craigslist Killer” this may sound like a good idea. On the surface, anyway.

I’m not too sure how I feel about Jim Buckmaster being forced to make changes to his site against his will, honestly. It seems like it would be the beginning of a slippery slope. Plus, I’m not convinced that Craigslist is any more dangerous than the streets.

Hooking up with someone you’ve found on Craigslist isn’t any worse than hooking up with someone you just met in a skeezy bar.

Just sayin’.

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