Tell Craigslist to Make REAL Change in the Adult Services Section of Craigslist!

The Issue

Last year, Craigslist.org announced they would remove their erotic services section.  The announcement came after pressure from the anti-trafficking community and complaints that Craigslist was being used widely to promote prostitution, sometimes involving children and human trafficking victims.

However, that section has been replaced with an adult services section which contains many of the same ads, though now thinly disguised as legal erotic services.  The change has been in the title alone, not in the content.

Sign up today and tell Craigslist to make a real change in the adult services section and refuse to promote the exploitation of women and children.

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Amanda KloerPetition StarterAmanda is a self-professed geek and full-time abolitionist of seven years, which pays about as well as you think it does. She has created reports, documentaries and training materials on human trafficking in the United States and around the world. In 2009, she was awarded the "Best Blogger Ever" award by her mother, who pronounced her work "just wonderful, dear" and presented her with a ceremonial forehead kiss. In addition to creating change via the interwebs, Amanda works on human rights, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, genocide, and LGBT projects for a trade association.
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The Issue

Last year, Craigslist.org announced they would remove their erotic services section.  The announcement came after pressure from the anti-trafficking community and complaints that Craigslist was being used widely to promote prostitution, sometimes involving children and human trafficking victims.

However, that section has been replaced with an adult services section which contains many of the same ads, though now thinly disguised as legal erotic services.  The change has been in the title alone, not in the content.

Sign up today and tell Craigslist to make a real change in the adult services section and refuse to promote the exploitation of women and children.

avatar of the starter
Amanda KloerPetition StarterAmanda is a self-professed geek and full-time abolitionist of seven years, which pays about as well as you think it does. She has created reports, documentaries and training materials on human trafficking in the United States and around the world. In 2009, she was awarded the "Best Blogger Ever" award by her mother, who pronounced her work "just wonderful, dear" and presented her with a ceremonial forehead kiss. In addition to creating change via the interwebs, Amanda works on human rights, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, genocide, and LGBT projects for a trade association.

The Decision Makers

Craig Newmark
Craig Newmark
Founder, Craigslist.org

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