Congress Members Ask Craigslist to Stop Abetting Human Trafficking
Posted by Carl on June 19, 2009
Is Craigslist assisting human traffickers? It appears that some of our congressional representatives are concerned that Craigslist is abetting illegal activity. Despite Craigslist’s pressured replacement of the “Erotic Services” section with a new “Adult Section,” members of Congress sent a letter asking Craigslist to respond to a number of pointed questions:
- “What means do you intend to employ to ensure that those who seek listings in the new ‘Adult Section’ are not victims of unlawful trafficking, and that the ‘users’ of their ’services’ are not unlawful, paying customer johns or violent abusers?
- What level of cooperation do you intend to establish with police agencies to ensure the enforcement of criminal laws and the faciliation of criminal investigations?
- What accountability will there be for employees — and for Craigslist — if listings for illegal activity are posted?”
You can read the entire letter. Congressional Craigslist Letter 2009-06-10
johnstacksanders said
Hi Carl,
do you know if Craigslist have responded to this letter and if so the nature of that response?
many thanks john