Craigslist Shutting Down Erotic Services

Last week I told you about South Carolina’s Attorney General Henry McMaster giving an ultimatum to Craigslist and its founder Jim Buckmaster to get rid of all the smut McMaster alleges is polluting the site and creating problems, or else.

Not too sure what the ‘or else’ would be, but it looks like we’re not going to find out because today Craigslist released a statement that the sexy stuff will no longer be allowed.

Striking A Balance

As of today for all US craigslist sites, postings to the “erotic services” category will no longer be accepted, and in 7 days the category will be removed.

Also effective today for all US sites, a new category entitled “adult services” will be opened for postings by legal adult service providers. Each posting to this new category will be manually reviewed before appearing on the site, to ensure compliance with craigslist posting guidelines and terms of use. New postings will cost $10, but once approved, will be eligible for reposting at $5.

Unsurprisingly, but completely contrary to some of the sensationalistic journalism we’ve seen these past few weeks, the record is clear that use of craigslist classifieds is associated with far lower rates of violent crime than print classifieds, let alone rates of violent crime pertaining to American society as a whole.

Read the whole statement at CNET News

Well hopefully this will keep the Craigslist haters at bay. As for my opinion on the whole “it’s dangerous” thing – I know you didn’t ask, but you’re here so obviously you want to know what I have to say – I don’t see how hooking up with someone on Craigslist is any more dangerous than going home with some random person you met at a bar.

In fact, Craigslist might actually be safer. I’ve met dudes in bars and on the internet, and in my personal experience, the bar dudes are way creepier.

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