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We Report Craigslist's Unreasonable Censorship
  1. Signatures
    526 out of 700
    Petitioning
    1. Founder, Craigslist.org (Craig Newmark)
  2. Created By
    Danny Chun
    Lynnwood, WA
About this Petition Petition Letter

Have you ever experienced your GoGoPin ads on Craigslist.org got flagged and deleted for no reasons? We strongly believe that ads with inappropriate content must be flagged and deleted. However, what is happening now in Craigslist is that a lot of valid ads are being deleted for no reasonable reasons even though they fully abide by Craigslist's Terms of Use (http://www.craigslist.org/about/terms.of.use#conduct).

We hope Craigslist publically release the standards which are being used to review the ads on Craigslist. We also hope Craigslist explicitly tell advertisers the reason why their ads are deleted.

Few weeks ago, Google shut down its search engine in China because of China's unreasonable censorship. If what Craigslist is doing is different from what China is doing, Craigslist should explain the difference clearly.

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GoGoPin Ad (http://ad.gogopin.com/) is an unlimited free online ad and flyer tool that helps people create ads that stand out and generate leads. Thousands of business men and women in various industries take advantage of GoGoPin Ad to create and post ads on sites such as Craigslist.

Recent Signatures

Please Stop Unreasonable Censorship!

Dear Mr. Newmark,

I create ads using tools such as GoGoPin and recently my ads on Craigslist began to be flagged and deleted automatically and silently. I strongly believe that ads with inappropriate content must be flagged and deleted. However, what is happening now in Craigslist is that my ad is deleted even though it fully abides by Craigslist's Terms of Use (http://www.craigslist.org/about/terms.of.use#conduct).

I hope Craigslist publically release the standards which are being used to review the ads on Craigslist. I also hope Craigslist explicitly tell me the reason why my ads are deleted.

Few weeks ago, Google shut down its search engine in China because of China's unreasonable censorship. If what Craigslist is doing is different from what China is doing, Craigslist should explain the difference clearly.

Regards,

[Your name]

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