By The Blaze. Craigslist removed its personal ads section in the wake of a bill to stop online sex-trafficking was passed in Congress this week, the New York Post reported . . .

The Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act holds website owners criminally liable for content users post, according to the report. That includes prostitution ads and sex-trafficking content.

Visitors to the personal ads section on Craigslist now receive a message that states:

US Congress just passed HR 1865, “FOSTA”, seeking to subject websites to criminal and civil liability when third parties (users) misuse online personals unlawfully.

Any tool or service can be misused. We can’t take such risk without jeopardizing all our other services, so we are regretfully taking craigslist personals offline. Hopefully we can bring them back some day.

To the millions of spouses, partners, and couples who met through craigslist, we wish you every happiness!

(Read more from “Craigslist Pulls Personal Ads Section After Congress Passes New Sex-Trafficking Law” HERE)

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Craigslist Drops Personal Ads Due to Bill

By The New York Post. Craigslist has yanked its personal ads section in the wake of an anti-online sex trafficking bill that passed in Congress this week . . .

Reddit also banned sex-worker subreddits, including Escorts, Male Escorts, Hookers and SugarDaddy, shortly after the bill was passed.

Previously, websites like Craigslist and Backpage faced broad protections from legal liability for user-posted content.

FOSTA has been criticized by some lawmakers and sex workers for making it harder to combat sex trafficking. (Read more from “Craigslist Drops Personal Ads Due to Bill” HERE)

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