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Seedersandleechers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 02:58 PM Original message |
Craigslist shuts down adult services section |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. Puritanism wins again. |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yup. n/t |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Because there is nothing more progressive than... |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Prostitution was a small part of it, homosexual ads were far more likely. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. The Personal Ads Are Still Up |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. Some of it in evidence right here on DU, in this thread. |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Indeed objecting to giving pimps a megaphone = puritanism |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. Sad but yes. |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. Where will right wing extremist, conservative Christians find 'dates' now? |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Nice. |
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indy legend (484 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
56. I thought these right wing fuckers wanted government OUT of our lives |
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wookie72 (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. Eh.. |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Who cares if it's creepy to you? |
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wookie72 (675 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 06:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
42. I have little sympathy for Craigslist |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. On what legal basis was this demand made? |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Prostitution. But the real reason is they hate homosexuals. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. The Personals Are Still Up |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Gotcha, not that I ever went to "adult services" but I thought there were a lot of homosexual ads... |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Which will now overwhelm the "personals" section |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
40. So it's still possible to find threesome partners? |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Who is/are "they"? |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. Bullshit |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Fair enough, but this won't end it. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 05:50 AM Response to Reply #30 |
47. I Am Ambivalent About Prostitution |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 09:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
48. Solicitation and pandering |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. Never ceases to amaze me every time conservatives are against the free market. |
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kimmerspixelated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
39. BS! It's frickin' dangerous to meet up with strangers! |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. whew.. thank goodness im being shielded from such wicked devilry |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
14. do you really want your 7 old kids looking for hookers on craigslist? there are NO access controls |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Your 7 year old should not be running a computer without a whitelist of sites to go to. |
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Luciferous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. Yep, if you have a child that young on the internet they should |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 11:32 AM Response to Reply #16 |
54. Exactly. So tired of this mentality. Parent your kids! And let adults do their thing. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. sure. saves me time and effort. |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. Yes, those "I really truly promise I am 18 so let me in!" access controls... |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. In my day the only porn I had was National Geographic and World Book. :( |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. LOL I'll add to that the underwear dudes in the Sears catalog. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Fredricks of Hollywood rox |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
17. Freedom of speech or freedom of press does not apply? |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. freedom of speech doesn't really apply to commercial solicitations |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. Not on Craig Newmark's server |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 10:01 AM Response to Reply #17 |
49. No - not to solicitation or pandering |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
19. Bummer. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
29. So now we will see *more* dirty ads on Craigslist |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Flag 'em. nt |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
35. Yet the "Erotic gigs" section simply is gone, with no "censored" |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
38. In Other News DU Lounge Sees Spike In Posting Activity /nt |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
41. So now they will be walking the streets ...nice. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
43. Good. Some of the women are being exploited. SHUT IT DOWN! |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
44. Apparently Backpage.com has been their site of choice for years now, anyway. |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
45. Why not just legalize it, regulate it, and tax it |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-04-10 11:22 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. One caveat (I';m against sex workers, for different reasons): no pimps, only coops with government.. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
50. But in less Puritanically Silly countries like Canada and the UK..... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 10:11 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. josh pointed out last night over two times more rapes in canada than u.s. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. What about the UK? Their rate of rape is much lower than ours. |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
53. There is more law enforcement on Craigslist than advertisers... |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-05-10 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
55. eh, a lot of those ads were from spammers to begin with... |
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