Comments on: Craigslist Launches Crackdown On Prostitution Ads

By: Angela St. Lawrence

Angela St. Lawrence — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:20:51 +0000

I forgot to mention that I found DAVE’S LITTLE BOOK OF PROSTITUTE POETRY simply delightful. Thanks for pointing the way.

I was so inspired that I blogged one of his “experiences,” added his site to my links under Eclectic Pearls, and even wrote him a little bit of poetry.

Thanks and Kisses, beloved Deviant Savant. You always rock and roll. And have my utmost devotion and respect.

Oh, and as for your comment that the PSO ads might be coming from spammers — I don’t think so. I just think they’re working girls just like the hookers and are hawking their wares.

By: Supervert

Supervert — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:54:08 +0000

That’s an interesting point, Angela. One guess would be that PSO ads might come not from PSOs but from spammers? Providers often post over and over to keep their ads visible, but at least the ads come from the providers (or their agencies) themselves.

By: Chris Finch

Chris Finch — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:52:30 +0000

Excellent commentary.

By: Angela St. Lawrence

Angela St. Lawrence — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:46:53 +0000

In the “Did Ya Know?” department:

Phone Sex Girls and Prostitutes have had an ongoing battle of the sorts at Craigslist. I’ve never advertised (nor would I, it being a matter of customer quality for me), but I’ve many times seen PSOs complaining in various forums about the problem.

Seems the PSOs continually put ads up at Craigslist, only to have them flagged and removed quicker than you can say “call me you horny boy toy.”

Which I’ve never quite understood since — in actuality — it is prostitution which is illegal, while phone sex is legal. So why — even with nefarious and obstinate flagging — would Craigslist take down the PSO ads? Particularly while leaving the prostitution ads?

Things that make you go WTF???

Or maybe you or a reader has some insight?

By: Supervert

Supervert — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:55:21 +0000

Your site’s very elegant but doesn’t have much in the way of listings yet. You seem to make use of community moderation, which is probably the most practical and effective. But that won’t stop Law Enforcement from bothering you if you get a critical mass of erotic services listings. What’s happened to Craigslist sets a clear precedent.

Of course, there are the Safe Harbor laws protecting you from liability for content posted by your users. Given that, it’s tough to see exactly why Craig caved in. Maybe it just wasn’t worth the hassle and bad press for CL…

By: Brad Seraphin

Brad Seraphin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:40:40 +0000

Interesting… you were the only one who took the prostitute’s side of the story. Would like to invite you to tour iList.com (http://ilist.com/tour) and let me know how you think our features might affect similar listings.