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Craigslist off the hook over escort ads

John Lister — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:39:16 +0000

A judge has rejected claims that Craigslist is both a public nuisance and a pimp. The verdict threw out a civil complaint by an Illinois sheriff.

Tom Dart, sheriff of Cook County (home to Chicago), had asked the court to force the listings site [...]

Porn industry revenue sliding thanks to the Internet

Sean P. Aune — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:05:32 +0000

In what could be called “The War of the Valleys”, the porn industry is starting to feel major heat from the growth of free porn on the Internet.

For years the San Fernando Valley has been the home of [...]

Virtual world populations continue to grow

Sean P. Aune — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:50:03 +0000

Remember when virtual worlds were in the press what seemed like every day? Well, that day has long since passed, but it appears that has had absolutely no impact on their ability to continue to recruit new members.

There used [...]

China cracks down on Google porn

John Lister — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:25:07 +0000

China has ordered Google to disable several key functions on the local edition of the search engine after accusing it of failing to control access to pornographic sites. But it appears Google is only partially complying with the demands.

According to Chinese [...]

Great firewall of China being forced on PC makers

Dave Jeyes — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:02:46 +0000

China has long been known to block access to any Web site deemed objectionable by officials. Now the Chinese government has decreed that all new PCs sold in the country will include a firewall to block [...]

South Carolina Craigslist prosecution frozen by courts

John Lister — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:58:10 +0000

South Carolina’s Attorney General has been told he must halt threatened plans to prosecute the owners of Craigslist over prostitution adverts. The site has been granted a temporary restraining order against Henry McMaster.

McMaster had given the site a deadline to remove [...]

Craigslist takes state lawyer to court

John Lister — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:14:35 +0000

Craigslist is to take its own legal action over a dispute with South Carolina’s attorney general. The site says Henry McMaster should not be continuing with his legal threats now that Craigslist has agreed to changes to its adult service listings.

McMaster wrote to Craigslist two weeks ago demanding [...]

Craigslist sex ads draw more heat

Michael W. Jones — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:31:47 +0000

Even after agreeing to totally revamp its erotic services section, Craigslist is still in trouble with the law, especially in Greenville, SC where the DA is threatening criminal charges.

Last Wednesday, the popular Craigslist classified ad site gave in to pressure from [...]

Craigslist bows to pressure, cleans up adult content

Dave Parrack — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:39:27 +0000

Craigslist, a popular online classifieds service, has been forced to clean up the ‘Erotic Services’ section of its site after months of pressure from law enforcement agencies and several other groups. [...]

Craigslist crackdown continues

John Lister — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:03:22 +0000

Craigslist is coming under increasing pressure from state officials over its carrying of ‘erotic services’ ads. Management from the site have met with attorneys general of three states, while another has demanded it close the relevant section.

The pressure follows complaints last year initiated by Connecticut [...]