Craigslist removes global adult services listings

Associated Press – Tue Dec 21 HARTFORD, Conn. – Craigslist has confirmed that it removed its controversial adult services section from its international sites, Connecticut's attorney general said Tuesday, four months after it did the same for its U.S. sites.

The U.S. move in September came under pressure from officials, including Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, over whether Craigslist was adequately policing illegal ads.
Blumenthal, who is also a U.S. Senator-elect, says Craigslist representatives confirmed to his office Tuesday that it had removed erotic services listings from hundreds of sites in dozens of other countries.
Representatives of San Francisco-based Craigslist did not immediately return messages Tuesday about when the change went into effect. The removal was first reported on Wired magazine's website.
Blumenthal called the company's decision a victory against sexual exploitation of women and children, and against human trafficking connected to prostitution.