Craigslist Hos Get A New Pimp Named Craig

[mandy]

Under the watchful eye of law enforcement in 40 states, Craigslist pledged Thursday to crack down on ads for prostitution on its Web sites. As part of Craigslist's agreement with attorneys general around the country, anyone who posts an "erotic services" ad will be required to provide a working phone number and pay a fee with a valid credit card...

full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/Craigsli...65079.html

[mandy]

Update:  craigslist Hos backdoor it at Backpage, tell former pimp Craig to boink off,

It would appear that at least 40 states' attorneys general are not chess players, because they only were thinking one move out. That is, they thought: "Well, there's prostitution happening via Craigslist. Let's stop Craigslist from allowing that." But, of course, they didn't bother to think of what would happen next: which is that the prostitutes would scatter to numerous other sites, meaning that the amount of prostitution would continue pretty much unabated, but it would be more scattered and much more difficult for police to track down and stop...

full article: http://techdirt.com/articles/20081108/1727332770.shtml
related: http://www.thedeets.com/2008/11/08/impac...nneapolis/