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How is this an example of doing the right thing?

• pxlpshr 17y ago
  With great power (accessibility), comes great responsibility. The erotic service ads are visible by plain view and can be accessed by anyone by simply clicking through a link. Craigslist should do a much better job of protecting kids and naive teens, and with some level of verification to protect your general user too. Many of the erotic services are bots looking to harvest email address from unsuspecting users. However, I do think removing them entirely is a joke too. They certainly aren't protecting anyone in that regard.
• siculars 17y ago
  its the right thing on a number of levels. 1. it gets the attorneys general off your back. 2. it is good pr 3. it will reduce spam on that section of the site which will result in better ads for customers 4. it sets a standard that says "we wont allow a wild west freak show on our site" agree, dont agree, whatever... the freak show will continue in other parts of the interweb. just not on cl in the manner that it has in the past. and thats the win - because cl is the main hub for people looking for all kinds of stuff - freak show or otherwise. you cant really have your cake and eat it too.
  • randallsquared 17y ago
    Your 3 is bizarre. It removes spam on a section of the site by removing the section. No customers are helped by this; it's straight cost-cutting (which is the other side of trying to be profitable, of course).
    • siculars 17y ago
      That section is being replaced by a moderated analogue
      • randallsquared 17y ago
        Maybe I should have read the article, eh? :)