Craigslist was started in 1995 as a hobby by founder Craig Newmark The online marketplace Craigslist has closed the controversial "adult services" listing in the US. The company has not said why it ...

A Boston woman who runs an escort referral business is cheering the suspension of Craigslist’s adult services ads, saying prostitutes will be safer without them and her business likely will improve.

Following-up on its cease-and-desist letter sent last month, Craigslist has now filed a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement against PadMapper, a website that plots Craigslist apartment listings on ...

A prostitution sting on the Seacoast netted an arrest Saturday as police cracked down on the online sex trade.Portsmouth police spent a week monitoring activity on Craigslist.org, a classifieds Web ...

Hooters has sued Craigslist for allegedly allowing a Miami escort service to post ads for “Hooters girls.” The restaurant chain argues that Craigslist, as well as Nikki's Escort Service, infringe ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Craigslist, the famed pioneer of free online classified advertising, announced Thursday that one type of advertising will soon no longer be free: those for erotic services. Instead, ...

Lawsuit claims Craigslist is the largest source of prostitution in the country. CHICAGO, March 5, 2009— -- Craigslist may be best known for online classified ads that 40 million Americans use ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - Craigslist will get $1 million - and donate the money to the Electronic Frontier Foundation - to settle claims that 3taps and PadMapper violated copyright by providing its content ...

The online marketplace Craigslist has closed the controversial "adult services" listing in the US. The company has not said why it took the decision, but it has faced an ongoing barrage of criticism ...