There are multiple controversies once more surrounding the free classified advertisements for auto financing, personal ads, and sales of Craigslist. Connecticut’s attorney general has lambasted Craigslist for allowing sexually explicit advertising on the website and keeping the profits from that advertising. A father in New York state has also been arrested, accused of offering his children for sale on Craigs list. A rash of violent robberies are blamed on Craigs list postings in Oakland, California.
Sexually explicit advertising on Craigslist
The finances of Craigslist are held as private info, but Advanced Interactive Media Group announced that they estimate $ 36 million of income will come to Craigslist from their sexually explicit advertising. This is an estimated 22 percent increase from the income of Craigs list last year. After facing legal challenges in 40 states, Craigslist still has troubles with law enforcement asking them to be required to remove advertisements “used for illegal ends”.
Dad arrested for Craigslist ‘joke’
A father in New York is probably wishing he hadn’t posted his Craigslist ad on the exact same day Connecticut’s attorney general was raising arguments, that dad was arrested. Charged with “falsely reporting an incident,” Joshua Stagnitto was arrested after there were several calls into Child Protective Services. After offering his children for sale in an ad on Craig’s list, Joshua was reported by several concerned parents. Perhaps he should have just gotten online payday cash advances instant approval. The dad claims that he was posting the ad as “a joke”.
Craigslist doesn’t claim responsibility
Craigslist maintains that it is protected by the Communications Decency Act – as a service provider, it is not responsible for what users post. Craigslist’s CEO, J. Bruckmaster, has made statements that “Misuse of Craigslist for criminal purposes is utterly unacceptable”. Some advertisements in the adult section of craigs list do, illegally, blatantly offer prostitution. The terms of service on Craigslist do disallow pornographic or illegal posts. Prohibited or not, the majority of income that Craigs list has comes in thanks to the $ 10 to $ 5 fees for adult ads. The business is privately held and is at the moment embroiled in legal disagreements with minority owner eBay.
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