On Tuesday, the attorneys general from 17 states wrote an open letter to Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster calling on him to “immediately”
remove the Adult Services category from the Web site. They argued that removing the category would protect women and children
who are often “victimized” because of ads for prostitution that they allege run on the site.
“The increasingly sharp public criticism of Craigslist’s Adult Services section reflects a growing recognition that ads for
prostitution — including ads trafficking children — are rampant on it,” wrote the state AGs. “Because Craigslist cannot,
or will not, adequately screen these ads, it should stop accepting them altogether and shut down the Adult Services section.”
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This isn’t Craigslist’s first time dealing with legal pressure to ensure prostitution ads aren’t running on its Web site.