Craigslist removes its Personal Ads section in protest of new law

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EugeneJ: Feb 5, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/23/17155110/craigslist-personal-ads-anti-sex-trafficking-bill

quote:

Craigslist will no longer display personal ads on its website after the Senate voted to pass the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act yesterday. The bill means websites will be held liable for hosting sex trafficking content. It will also make it easier for victims of sex trafficking and prosecutors to sue companies that fail to keep exploitative content from their websites.

In a statement posted to Craigslist, the company said it did not want to jeopardize its business by continuing to accept personal ads. The following statement appears whenever a user clicks on any of the category links under the �Personals� column of the site:

US Congress just passed HR 1865, �FOSTA�, seeking to subject websites to criminal and civil liability when third parties (users) misuse online personals unlawfully.

Any tool or service can be misused. We can�t take such risk without jeopardizing all our other services, so we are regretfully taking craigslist personals offline. Hopefully we can bring them back some day.

Some users have vented their frustration on Twitter at the purge of personal ads, with many also mourning the loss of the site�s Missed Connections posts. Missed Connections allowed users to post serendipitous messages searching for people they�d randomly spoken to or shared eye contact with on the train, for example.

Welp, as a male I can't go on OKCupid anymore to pick up women since they only want feminist lesbians, and I can't get a blowjob from a transsexual since Craigslist is dead

Republicans win - I'm going to jerk off and die alone as Jesus wishes

:911:

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EugeneJ: Feb 5, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

Here's how your Senators voted on the bill (it passed 94-2):

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=2&vote=00057

# ? Mar 23, 2018 18:45

friendly 2 da void: Mar 23, 2018

This also kills off backpage and the other seedier corners of the internet. This is the final nail in the coffin of the old "Wild West" word wide web.

Also its an unambiguously good thing. Sex slavery is everywhere and craiglist/backpage are huge drivers of demand.

# ? Mar 23, 2018 18:46

Beefeater: May 17, 2003; I'm hungry.; Hair Elf

So many goons now doomed to die virgins. :smith:

# ? Mar 23, 2018 18:46

KomodoWagon: May 10, 2013; by R. Guyovich

Good, I'm glad

# ? Mar 23, 2018 18:47

the holy poopacy: May 16, 2009; hey! check this out; Fun Shoe

my crystals will remain forever uncharged

# ? Mar 23, 2018 18:47

Demon Of The Fall: May 1, 2004; Nap Ghost

my wife will be pleased

# ? Mar 23, 2018 18:47

EorayMel: May 30, 2015; WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Fran�ais.

what about farmersonly.com?!

# ? Mar 23, 2018 18:51

bad day: Mar 26, 2012; by VideoGames

Where will I find other men to play trains with now?

# ? Mar 23, 2018 18:52

let it mellow: Jun 1, 2000; Dinosaur Gum

Demon Of The Fall posted:

my wife will be pleased

but your mom is pissed

# ? Mar 23, 2018 18:53

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

uh yeah im here for the gangbang......?

# ? Mar 23, 2018 18:55

myDad: Jan 20, 2010; ce n'est pas ma m�re; College Slice

but our prez is paying porn stars to bang?? fuckin hypocrits

# ? Mar 23, 2018 18:56

Do it ironically: Jul 13, 2010; by Pragmatica

it's still up in canada, all the weirdos will just use random canadian towns as their new home

# ? Mar 23, 2018 18:58

EugeneJ: Feb 5, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

This guy gets it -

https://twitter.com/EricSchrimshaw/status/977239014796353536

https://twitter.com/EricSchrimshaw/status/977241924011724803

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:00

Shinjobi: Jul 10, 2008; Gravy Boat 2k

Pour one out for the crystals

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:02

numberoneposter: Feb 19, 2014; How much do I cum? The answer might surprise you!

Chinatown posted:

uh yeah im here for the gangbang......?

ok did you bring potato chips or something? the ad specifically said BRING SNACKS.

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:02

WatermelonGun: May 7, 2009

Where oh where will I find my anonymous bareback now??

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:05

reignofevil: Nov 7, 2008

EugeneJ posted:

This guy gets it -

https://twitter.com/EricSchrimshaw/status/977239014796353536

https://twitter.com/EricSchrimshaw/status/977241924011724803

I mean I'm sorry but as soon as republicans hear tonight they won't be getting easy access to anonymous gay sex I think congress will motha loving act

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:05

EugeneJ: Feb 5, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

reignofevil posted:

I mean I'm sorry but as soon as republicans hear tonight they won't be getting easy access to anonymous gay sex I think congress will motha loving act

The Day the Stall Was Empty

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:08

Renegret: May 26, 2007; THANK YOU FOR CALLING HELP DOG, INC.

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Cat Army Sworn Enemy

imgur is upset this passed so I'm guessing it's a good thing

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:08

Over There: Jun 28, 2013; by Azathoth

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:09

EugeneJ: Feb 5, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

I just found out there's a literal dating blacklist:

http://www.verifyhim.com/

Apparently this new law is causing them to shut down as well:

https://twitter.com/Verifyhim/status/977019582987763712

https://twitter.com/DaphneRosePDX/status/977245546405535744

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:11

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

what about missed connections? i friend/acquaintance i actually like told me he liked to read missed connections at the end of the week because "you never know, man"

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:12

EugeneJ: Feb 5, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

Milo and POTUS posted:

what about missed connections? i friend/acquaintance i actually like told me he liked to read missed connections at the end of the week because "you never know, man"

He was trying to lure you there so he could suck your dick

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:14

Over There: Jun 28, 2013; by Azathoth

Milo and POTUS posted:

what about missed connections? i friend/acquaintance i actually like told me he liked to read missed connections at the end of the week because "you never know, man"

Its gone

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:19

Zeluth: May 12, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

I had a pair of speakers that should have been sold. They were a replacement from the time I blew up the other ones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbk29JZdl5A

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:20

lizardman: Jun 30, 2007; by R. Guyovich

Well, that explains why I didn't get any responses to the ad I posted yesterday which baffled me because I'm a smokin' hottie and all.

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:21

Kuato: Feb 25, 2005; "I CAN'T BELIEVE I ATE THE WHOLE THING"; Buglord

I met with a really huge chick that used MySpace angles one time like ten years ago. She must�ve been like 350lbs irl.

And then also some older lady who said she had no pics on her cpu but assured me she was cute.

Odds were never that good on Craigslist but the goods were very odd.

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:24

EugeneJ: Feb 5, 2012; by FactsAreUseless

Reddit has also changed its policy because of the new law:

https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/863xcj/new_addition_to_sitewide_rules_regarding_the_use/

quote:

Hello All�

We want to let you know that we have made a new addition to our content policy forbidding transactions for certain goods and services. As of today, users may not use Reddit to solicit or facilitate any transaction or gift involving certain goods and services, including:

Firearms, ammunition, or explosives;
Drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, or any controlled substances (except advertisements placed in accordance with our advertising policy);
Paid services involving physical sexual contact;
Stolen goods;
Personal information;
Falsified official documents or currency

When considering a gift or transaction of goods or services not prohibited by this policy, keep in mind that Reddit is not intended to be used as a marketplace and takes no responsibility for any transactions individual users might decide to undertake in spite of this. Always remember: you are dealing with strangers on the internet.

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:25

Johnny Aztec: Jan 30, 2005; by Hand Knit

KomodoWagon posted:

Good, I'm glad

All you're gonna do with this is make things WORSE for people in the sex industry. Shoving things under the rug never works.

Legitimize, legalize, regulate the Oldest Profession.

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:28

Gay Weed Dad: Jul 12, 2016; cool dude, flyin' high

Now where will I find a self-loathing, closeted, soccer dad to give me Hep-C!!?? Whom will breed my wife!? How will I ever get the nerve to tell the beautiful, amazon woman at Starbucks I noticed her looking at my shoes!? I'm gonna call Craig and beg him to reconsider...

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:28

myDad: Jan 20, 2010; ce n'est pas ma m�re; College Slice

now who's gonna jack me off behind the wendy's dumpster? :sigh:

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:29

Gay Weed Dad: Jul 12, 2016; cool dude, flyin' high

When they came for Rubmaps... I was silent

When they came for Backpage... I turned my head

But when they came for Craiglist M4M... no one was there to jerk for ME

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:30

Smythe: Oct 12, 2003

myDad posted:

now who's gonna jack me off behind the wendy's dumpster?

Hello

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:31

Smythe: Oct 12, 2003

Gay Weed Dad posted:

When they came for Rubmaps... I was silent

When they came for Backpage... I turned my head

But when they came for Craiglist M4M... no one was there to jerk for ME

lol

# ? Mar 23, 2018 19:31