Just months after shuttering access to the "adult services" category on its US classified sites, Craigslist has removed adult services from all 700 of its international sites. Wired noted the global shutdown on Tuesday, and it was confirmed by Craigslist to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday.
Craigslist has had a sordid past with its attempts to offer legitimate listings for "adult services," which first appeared as "erotic services." State attorneys general hammered Craigslist over listings in the category, which they claimed amounted to enabling prostitution. Craigslist began voluntary measures to try and stem illegal activity, including requiring those creating listings to submit a verifiable phone number and use a credit card to pay a listing fee.
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