Cnet: Craigslist's adult services section is now out of business around the world.
The ouster of the controversial section was confirmed by Craigslist to the office of Connecticut Attorney General General Richard Blumenthal yesterday, according to the Associated Press. The removal of the section from dozens of countries follows a similar action that saw it taken down in the U.S. four months ago.
Craigslist might have been one of the last vestiges of the '90s web, but that all changes now as it finally has apps for Android and iOS.
The Senate has been pushing for stricter regulations on sex trafficking and the adult, consenting sex industry. Due to the Senate passing their H.R.1865 bill, or Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), which is an anti-online sex trafficking bill, the online ad-posting site Craigslist had to shut down all of their personal sections.
There's a new marketplace in town and its name is Facebook Marketplace. That's right, that Facebook.
