Last month Philip Markoff, also known as the “Craigslist killer” was charged for using the classifieds website to lure erotic masseurs and then either robbed them or murdered them.  In March 2009, Craigslist said that erotic ads were down 90-95% in 12 months after the Cook County sheriff decided to sue the classifieds website.  And last November Craigslist tried to eradicate the erotic advertisements by actually charging prostitutes to place ads on their website.  Rather than trying to discourage people from posting within the erotic services section, they have gotten rid of it altogether.

Basically, they have just gotten rid of the use of the word “erotic” in the classifieds websites.  Going forward, similar services will be appearing in an adult section which will be closely monitored by Craigslist staff.  Posting in the adult section will cost $10 and $5 for reposting.

“Community moderation as exemplified by our flagging system is arguably the most successful system ever conceived for eliminating inappropriate activity from a massive internet community. Working in tandem with various other protective technologies, it is an inescapable force to be reckoned with for anyone set on abusing free internet communications across a broad array of posting types,” wrote Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster.

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