Anti-child trafficking groups want Craigslist to remove adult services from non-U.S. sites
By APTuesday, September 7, 2010
Advocates want Craigslist to drop adult services
HARTFORD, Conn. — National organizations are demanding that Craigslist remove its adult services section from its websites outside the U.S. after the company stopped posting the section on its U.S. site.
A statement released Tuesday by the Polaris Project, the Rebecca Project for Human Rights, the FAIR Fund, and Courtney’s House — all anti-child trafficking groups — said more than 250 Craigslist erotic pages remain active on the company’s non-U.S. webpages.
Craigslist replaced the link to the adult services section with a “censored” bar Saturday after U.S. state attorneys general demanded its removal. They cited concerns that the website could not adequately screen out illegal ads promoting prostitution and child trafficking. Craigslist has not returned calls seeking comment.
